Political polls for 2008 election

By 52% to 31%, Americans say they want Democrats to win the presidency next year. [B]y 49% to 36% they say the Democratic Party more closely shares their values and positions on the issues.

[President Bush's] approval rating in the Journal/NBC survey has fallen to its lowest ever, 29%, while 66% of Americans disapprove of his performance. The telephone survey of 1,008 adults, conducted June 8-11, has a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points.

Amid political gridlock on domestic issues and inconclusive debates over Iraq, the approval rating for Congress stands lower than Mr. Bush's, at 23%. Just 41% of Americans say their representative in Congress deserves re-election, comparable to levels before Democrats swept Republicans out of power in November.