doing. the president s marks are down as well, and this may be the reason. with unemployment still high, gas prices soaring and the u.s. involved in three wars now, our poll found widespread unhappiness about where the country is headed. jan crawford begins tonight s coverage of where america stands. reporter: the message is crystal clear, people are fed up with washington. across the country, they re saying the same thing. from ron temkin in los angeles. they don t really think about their constituents. reporter: .to sheila white in chicago. they have their own agenda. reporter: and in virginia, greg josephs sums it up with one word. frustrated. reporter: our poll shows 70% of americans say the nation is on the wrong track the highest since president obama took office. the country s leaders get low marks. president obama s approval ratings are slipping again, down three points since last month. 46% of americans approve of the job he s doing. 45% disapprove. re
41% disapprove. congress brings up the rear, a full three quarters of the american people disapprove. as mad as people are, they re deeply divided on who best understand it is issues they care about. among republicans, 89% say president obama doesn t share their priorities. he s too weak. he s too eager to satisfy too many people. reporter: but 79% of democrats say it s republicans in congress who don t get it. they don t care. reporter: and those key independents, they re unhappy, too. a clear majority say neither obama nor republicans in congress understand what it s important to them. for americans, the main concern is the economy. we the people are suffering. reporter: 80% think the economy is in bad shape. 39% of americans think it s getting worse. now, as upset as people are with the country s current leaders, they re even less enthusiastic about those waiting in the wings. when we asked republican voters which possible republican presidential candidates the