The latest GQR/Democracy Corps poll is a mixed bag, but points to a few significant trouble spots for the Democrats as they head into election season. The headline number is the three-point edge (47/44) Republicans hold over Congressional Democrats on generic ballots.

But also notable, for a president who was elected in part on a promise to restore America’s reputation abroad, is is that fully 50 percent of Americans believe that the United States is less well-respected in the world now than it was two years ago, compared to 42 percent who believe it is more well-respected