There's a new Quinnipiac University Poll out that holds a few surprises, as one can tell from the title of the release announcing the results: Voters Back Supreme Court Limit On School Deseg 3 - 1 Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Approval Of Congress Drops To Lowest Point Ever. I proceed with my usual caveats to you about poll methodology. Quinnipiac has both the methodology and the poll questions posted at the link above. They historically have done a pretty good job -- I encourage everyone to read the release in its entirety.

The Supreme Court response is particularly notable - the libs and most Democrats in Congress called the vote to limit desegregation a strike-down of Brown v. Board of Education and a sign that "we've reached an Orwellian state". That's not what the voters think, be they Republicans, Democrats, or Independents:

By a 71 - 24 percent margin, American voters agree with a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that public schools may not consider an individual's race when deciding which students are assigned to specific schools, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today. Republican voters agree with the decision 79 - 17 percent, while Democrats agree 64 - 30 percent and independent voters agree 71 - 24 percent, the independent Quinnipiac University poll finds.

And Congress hits a new low, even among the Dems:

American voters disapprove 70 - 20 percent of the job Congress is doing, the lowest score ever in a Quinnipiac University poll. While Democrats control Congress, Democratic voters disapprove 67 - 23 percent.

Pretty remarkable. The Democratic Congress has only a 23% approval rating from Democrats! The three branches, in order of voter approval, are Judicial (Supreme Court), Executive (President Bush), and Congress (Democrat controlled). The next fifteen months are going to be very interesting.

This particular poll surveyed 1,545 voters, with a split of 611 Republicans (40%), 717 Democrats (46%), with the remaining respondents Independent (14%). That party ID breakdown is a bit different from Gallup's latest Party Affiliation Measurement, which nationally has Republicans at 29%, Democrats at 32%, and Independents at 37%.