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Florida Today:

"We're closing in on a tipping point," [Chief Executive of USANext Charlie] Jarvis said.

"The more the president and members of Congress talk about protecting seniors and at the same time providing prosperity for younger workers who own personal accounts, the more you will see seniors shift toward personal account solutions.

"The momentum is against the do-nothing crowd," Jarvis said. "They will be moving on the defensive over the next 10 days."

Charlie, meet reality:

Just one in three Americans trust President George W. Bush on the issue of Social Security, according to the latest Newsweek poll.

Bush's handling of the issue appears to be a drag on his overall approval ratings, which have declined five percentage points in Newsweek's poll over the past six weeks, a period during which the president toured 15 states to tout his plan to overhaul the nation's 70-year-old government retirement program.

The president's approval rating of 45 percent is the second- lowest of his presidency in the Newsweek poll. His lowest was 42 percent in May of last year. The slide comes just as key U.S. economic indicators, such as job creation, are turning around.

By a margin of 44 percent to 33 percent, more Americans trust congressional Democrats than Bush on Social Security, the poll found.