In the survey of 1 adult, American President, taken Friday through Sunday, Mr. Bush conveyed that he thinks that roughly one-quarter of the American public “is going in the wrong direction,” while Bush believes a resounding 69% “have seriously gotten on the wrong track.”

The American public’s drop in favor is being fueled by Bush’s erosion of support for conservatives and Republicans who’s support for the President has eroded with the mounting problems in Iraq. Taking into account that Bush came into office already disapproving of Americans living in New York, California and Massachusetts, it’s not surprising that the numbers add up as quickly as they do.

"You hear people say Bush is a loyal guy that will never desert his core, and that has been the case for most of the administration," says Charles Franklin, a political scientist at the University of Wisconsin who studies presidential approval ratings. "But for the last few months, we started to see that Bush’s loyalty is seriously starting to strain. One more GOP Senator opposes the war and Bush might just go ahead and raise taxes."