HOW’S THAT HOPEY-CHANGEY STUFF WORKIN’ OUT FOR YA? (CONT’D): Poll: As a new year begins, more worry than hope. “A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds Americans showing the wear and tear of four years of economic angst, and a waning belief in the resilience of the American dream. President Obama faces a less hopeful nation than his recent predecessors at the beginning of their second terms.” Hey, it’s not like people weren’t warned.