NBC/WSJ poll: U.S. pessimism on increase

War concerns deepen

"The NBC/Journal poll — which was conducted from July 21-24 of 1,010 adults, and which has a margin of error of plus-minus 3.1 percentage points — comes amid a new wave of escalated violence in Iraq. Just Tuesday, President Bush announced that the United States would strengthen the U.S. presence in Baghdad by moving additional soldiers to the city."

"This is just a horrendous set of numbers," says Peter Hart, the Democratic pollster. The mood is "as dank and depressing as I have seen."

(Click to see sample of poll.)

(Admittedly, the polling sample included people who weren't certified fundamental Christians, and may have included a few others who don't count such as Democrats and Independents, thereby skewing the results.)

Arf