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Almost Half of US Citizens Believe Country Less Great Than Before

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45 percent of US citizens believe that the United States is less great now than it has been in the past, according to the poll.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A total of 45 percent of US citizens believe that their country is less great now than it has been in the past while more than two-thirds — 68 percent — believe that they have a little or none influence over the actions of the government, according to a recent poll released on Thursday.

A Washington Post-ABC News poll discovered that backers of Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hilary Clinton share completely different worldviews. According to the report, 70 percent of those who believe that the US greatness is ebbing are Trump's supporters.

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On the other hand, 72 percent of those who claim that the country's greatness has not been damaged or even grew would vote for Clinton.

A total of 46 percent of all the respondents said that voter fraud happens often in elections.

The poll has been carried out on September 5-8 among 1,002 adults in the United States.

On November 8, the US citizens will choose between Trump and Clinton to elect a new president of the United States.

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