It's important to note that many of these Americans are "not proud" for vastly different reasons. The takeaway here shouldn't be "look how low we've sunk with

It's important to note that many of these Americans are "not proud" for vastly different reasons. The takeaway here shouldn't be "look how low we've sunk with the X people in power". It should be about how even in a democracy, less than half of the voting public is happy. It's similar to the fact that Congress as a whole has an abysmal approval rating, while each individual Congressperson has a high approval rating among their constituents.