What a new poll shows about where Americans think the country is heading

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans’ outlook on the direction of the country has soured dramatically, according to a new AP-NORC poll that was conducted shortly after last week's assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk .

The share of Republicans who see the country headed in the right direction has fallen sharply in recent months , according to the September survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research . Today, only about half in the GOP see the nation on the right course, down from 70% in June. The shift is even more glaring among Republican women and the party's under-45 crowd.