A new Harris Poll of 2,565 adults has some encouraging news for proponents of the U.S. effort in Iraq. While Americans remain skeptical of the mission and have little trust in either Congress or the president, their view of the situation in Iraq has improved.

• In March, 51% of respondents said the situation for American troops in Iraq was getting worse; now just 32% think so.

• During that same time period, the number saying things are getting better has increased from 13% to 25%.

• The number saying that taking military action against Iraq was ‘the right thing to do’ has stopped declining, and increased from 34% to 37%.

For those assessing the ballot-box implications of polls like this one, it’s worth remembering that Republicans are significantly more likely to vote than Democrats. For that reason, polls of ‘adults’ tend to underestimate the support for GOP policies by 5-10 percentage points. The accompanying Associated Press article leads off:

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