A new Field Poll in California shows that despite the fact the market has tanked, their state is teetering on bankruptcy and the state's unemployment jumped to over 10% last month, 42% of California residents say the country is "moving in the right direction." That's a twenty-seven point jump from last July's reading - taken a good two to three months before the financial crisis exploded.

Also, sixty-five percent approve of the job Obama is doing as President, sixty-two percent approve of his handling of the economy, and 52% approve of the President's $787 billion stimulus package.