congress, compared to 46% who prefer republicans, that is a statistical tie due to the margin of error. what isn t a tie is that republicans hold a commanding advantage when it comes to enthusiasm for november s midterm elections. 61% of republicans are, quote, very interested, compared to 47% of democrats, which could make all the difference in who controls congress. and then there is this, which doesn t bode well for the country. not only does 72% of americans say the united states is heading in the wrong direction, 70% of americans agree with the statement that america had become so polarized that it can no longer solve the major issues facing the country and that those differences will only continue to grow. just 27% of americans say that despite the nation s strong partisan differences, the country always comes together to solve the greatest challenges. now, consider this, the last time nbc news posed this question in a poll 12 years ago in 2010, just 45% of americans sa
the polling also shows big erosions in president biden s approval within key parts of the democratic base. and a major nearly double digit enthusiasm gap between democrats and republicans about the midterm elections. democrats are looking for ways to jump start biden s stalled domestic agenda on capitol hill, and gin up some excitement around the midterms, like divvying up the build back better social spending bill into smaller arguably more passable pieces of legislation. i m confident we can get pieces, big chunks of the build back better law signed into law. and once again, joe manchin will be calling the shots, telling reporters on thursday that when it comes to negotiating build back better, the democrats will, quote, be starting from scratch. joining me now to help understand the road ahead for democrats, congressman james clyburn, house majority whip and chairman of the house select committee on the coronavirus crisis. whip clyburn, as always, thank you very much f