A new poll says President Obama has changed things for the worse in the United States.

A survey by The Hill, a Washington, D.C., newspaper, says that 56% of likely voters believe Obama has transformed the nation in a negative way, compared with 35% who believe the country has changed for the better on his watch.

"The results signal broad voter unease with the direction the nation has taken under Obama's leadership and present a major challenge for the incumbent Democrat as he seeks re-election this fall," reports The Hill.

Most of the concerns revolve around the economy.

On the stump, Obama says the economy is gradually improving from the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

The president also argues that Republican opponent Mitt Romney wants to return to the economic policies of the George W. Bush administration that led to the economic meltdown of 2008.

The poll conducted July 5 of 1,000 likely voters has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

The Hill reports on its poll: