Reuters is out with a new Zogby poll this morning, and Tom has details on the horse race. But in general, Americans are pessimistic about the state of the U.S.

President Bush is even less popular than he used to be, as just 29% rate his performance as excellent or good, while 71% call it fair or poor. It's barely possible, but Congress performs even worse -- just 11% call its performance excellent or good, while 87% say it's fair or poor.

62% say the U.S. is off on the wrong track, though, slightly below the latest RCP Average, which shows 68.8% of Americans who think the country's headed in the wrong direction.

Because Zogby asks respondents to rate on a scale, instead of whether they approve or disapprove, the results are slightly different from RCP Averages for President Bush's and Congress' job approval. Currently, Bush stands at 33.6% in the RCP Average, while Congress stands at 27%.