News Americans saw 2021 as ‘chaos’ and a ‘train wreck’ but are hopeful about 2022, USA TODAY/Suffolk poll shows January 2, 2022January 2, 2022 Susan Page, USA TODAY Comments Off on Americans saw 2021 as ‘chaos’ and a ‘train wreck’ but are hopeful about 2022, USA TODAY/Suffolk poll shows Nearly everyone is glad 2021 is over, according to a USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll. "Awful" and "chaos" were among the words used to describe it.