January 20, 2007
Poll: Americans Trust Democrats in Iraq

Bush's Iraq plan isn't doing anything for his personal approval rating either; it's again stuck at
its lowest point in the history of the poll (31 percent). Meanwhile, the new Democratic-controlled
Congress is getting relatively high marks. And 55 percent actually trust Congressional Dems on
U.S. policy in Iraq, far more than the 32 percent who trust their commander in chief.

While Democrats and Republicans have roundly criticized Bush's proposal, the
president—who received his lowest ratings so far for his handling of the war (24 percent)
and terrorism (41 percent)—told a group of U.S. television stations this week that "I
believe it will work." He is in the minority. Nearly half of all respondents to the NEWSWEEK poll
(45 percent) say they "strongly oppose" the plan. Nine in 10 Democrats (92 percent), 70 percent of
independents and close to a third (31 percent) of Republicans disapprove.