According to a new poll by Harris, George Bush's job approval rating has dropped to 29%.

In addition:

"Roughly one-quarter of U.S. adults say "things in the country are going in the right direction," while 69% say "things have pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track." This has been the trend since January, when 33% said the nation was heading in the right direction. Iraq remains a key concern for the general public, as 28% of Americans said they consider Iraq to be one of the top two most important issues the government should address, up from 23% in April."

This follows a new New York Times poll that stated:

"Democrats are viewed favorably by 55% of Americans. The public thinks Democrats would do a better job dealing with Iraq, gas prices, immigration, taxes, prescription drug and civil liberties. 50% said Democrats come closer than Republicans in sharing their moral values. By a margin of better than two to one, Democrats were seen as having more new ideas than Republicans. And half, the highest yet, said it was better when different parties control the two branches of government, reflecting one of the major arguments being laid out by Congressional Democrats in their bid to win back the House or Senate."