quality of life 

 personal privacy

 personal freedom. 

 poorer environmental quality

lower moral values. 

 harder to raise children to be good people.

These are interesting poll questions, as they are almost totally impossible to define, and can be interpreted in many ways. Especially "moral values". It shows what people are thinking perhaps (optimistic/pessimistic) but it can't be quantified to say they were right or wrong.

This was my first real hint that the American conservative movement was moving towards unreality and paranoia as the central pillars.

> In fall 1998, about 60% of Americans said they were satisfied with the way things were going in the US. Today, that number stands at 24%. <

That's how I felt and feel.