Katrina = Democratic Salvation

66% of Americans "are bothered a great deal or a good amount" about the Bush administration's handling of Hurricane Katrina. 64% of Independents and 42% of Republicans feel the same way. The rest of the story via Political Wire.

This could prove a very helpful bit of information for Democrats in conservative districts that are less interested in hearing about the administration's failures in the war, or it's cuts in social programs. Southern districts with sizable minority or low income populations could be leaning more Democratic than usual this fall.