A new poll by the Pew Research Center found just 40 percent of Americans now approve of Bush’s handling of the Iraq situation. This marks a rapid fall since January when 60 percent of the nation supported Bush’s handling of Iraq.

On Monday, Bush said plans had not changed to hand over power to the Iraqis on June 30. Despite the emergence of a two-front war in Iraq, the New York Times reports the president did not appear to enter into a crisis mode on Monday. He spent the day campaigning and appeared at a St. Louis Cardinals game where he threw out the first pitch.