Polling - For what it's worth

Politico has an interesting piece about a new Pew poll where Clinton beats Giuliani within many traditional Republican blocs. A year ahead of the election so it's essentially worthless, but interesting coffee talk.

(And before you tell me that this is before everyone starts to hate Clinton, I'd like to point out that it's also before the Dems start running ads tying the Republican candidate to Bush.)

Later: The USAToday has its latest poll regarding the country's direction.

In all, 72% of those surveyed in a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Oct. 12-14 say they are dissatisfied with how things are going in the USA while just 26% are satisfied. Not since April have even one-third of Americans been happy with the country's course, the longest national funk in 15 years.

(PS. The dissatisfaction with a Dem Congress is a non-story to me. First, that number is always far below "How is my Congressman doing?"

Second, This is a presidential coattail year. That matters far more.)