Fully 85 percent of Americans say they believe the United States is more deeply divided on major issues than it has been in recent years, per a new CNN/ORC poll released Sunday — and they aren't happy about it. Nearly as many, 79 percent, would like to see President-elect Donald Trump incorporate some of the Democratic Party's policies in his administration, and only 40 percent agree Trump has a mandate justifying exclusive advance of his own agenda.
Intriguingly, poll respondents were equally split on the question of whether single-party government — Republicans will control the House, Senate, and White House for at least two years — is good or bad for the country. That ambiguity may stem at least in part from the apparently rising popularity of House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), whose favorability rating CNN records has trended up from 24 percent in 2012 to a high of 47 percent today.
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