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April 25, 2008 9:34 AM

At an all-time high, a new Gallup poll tracks the American public's discontent with this war in Iraq:

A new USA Today/Gallup poll found that 63 percent of Americans say "the United States made a mistake in sending troops to Iraq, a new high mark by one percentage point." Gallup notes that "majority opposition to the Iraq war is basically cemented."

Gallup adds, "The new high in Iraq war opposition is also notable because it is the highest 'mistake' percentage Gallup has ever measured for an active war involving the United States -- surpassing by two points the 61% who said the Vietnam War was a mistake in May 1971."

Finally,

By now, public opposition to the war is pretty well-established. Gallup has found at least half of Americans calling the war a mistake in all but one survey since December 2005. The average percentage saying the war is a mistake has increased every year of the conflict, and is nearly twice as high thus far in 2008 (the sixth year of the conflict) as it was in the initial year.

And John McCain wants to run for president on his support for this war?

Good luck...