Most U.S. Voters Want 'Total Upheaval' In The Way The Country is Run, Poll Shows

A new survey found that roughly eight in 10 voters believe the United States needs either "substantial change" or "complete upheaval" in how it is run. (Credit: Jeff Kowalsk/AFP via Getty Images)

With less than three weeks until the November midterm elections, Americans are sending Washington a message that they want to fundamentally change how the country is governed, and neither political party has convinced them it can deliver.

A new survey from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, released Thursday, found that roughly eight in 10 voters believe the United States needs either "substantial change" or "complete upheaval" in how it is run.