CBS Poll: Blame All Around (38% approval of bush's handling of response)

[sabra]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/09/08/opinion/polls/main824591.shtml

CBS Poll: Blame All Around

(CBS) Americans think the response to Hurricane Katrina was inadequate, and spread the blame around all levels of government. President George W. Bush finds disapproval on his handling of the matter, too -- and the public now shows diminished confidence in his abilities to handle a crisis or provide leadership, as well as in the government’s ability to protect the country.

These are highlights from this latest CBS News Poll. There will be a longer release, with more questions and analysis, later today.

RATING THE RESPONSE

President George W. Bush's overall response to Katrina meets with disapproval today – a dramatic change from the public’s reaction just after the storm hit on August 29th. Last week, in the two days immediately after Katrina made landfall, a majority of Americans said they approved of Bush's response, although more than a third were not sure. Now, only 38% approve. A majority disapproves.

BUSH'S HANDLING OF RESPONSE TO KATRINA

Now
Don't Approve 38%
Disapprove 58%
Know 4%

8/30-31
Approve 54%
Disapprove 12%
Don't Know 34%

...

CONFIDENCE IN THE PRESIDENT AND THE GOVERNMENT

President Bush’s image appears to have suffered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The public now has lower confidence in his response to crisis, and his leadership in general.

Now, just 48% of Americans say Bush has strong qualities of leadership – the lowest number ever for the President in this poll. A year ago, as he was campaigning for re-election, 64% of voters said Bush was a strong leader. And in the weeks after the attacks of September 11th, 2001, 83% of Americans said the President had strong qualities of leadership.

[livetohike]

1. Unbelievable - 48% say Bush has strong leadership qualities

:banghead:

Let's list his fine leadership qualities:

1) No sense of urgency

2) Stay on vacation while the biggest natural catastrophe to hit the US is on it's way

3) Appoint incompetent people to head departments

4) Trust these people to do the job (don't verify)

5) Allow his cabinet members to stay on vacation instead of summoning them to DC for emergency meeting

There are many more.

[sabra]

2. "the lowest number ever for the President in this poll."

This means something too! He was @ 64% in November. While I can't believe it's @ 48%, the 16% is encouraging.

[iamjoy]

8. This Man Could Eat Babies

On live television (at the Superbowl halftime show) and still have 30% approval ratings.

Of that 30, half would say he never did it, it was just a liberal media ploy. The rest would say the babies deserved to be eaten and Dubya needed his protein.

[lancdem]

29. But that was his last bastion

It was a Rove creation; people thought Bush was a strong leader "because he does what he says he's going to do."

[livetohike]

32. When he says he's going on vacation for 5 weeks, he means it!

Oh this is so disgusting.

[buff2]

3. WE TRIED TO TELL YOU,YOU DUMB SHEEP

I wonder how these people feel now,knowing they were DUPED? EAT CROW you dumb phucks who voted for him!!!!! He lied,cheated,duped the sheep and stole his way into the White House. Now we are ALL suffering thanks to their stupidity of helping this to happen.





Now, just 48% of Americans say Bush has strong qualities of leadership – the lowest number ever for the President in this poll. A year ago, as he was campaigning for re-election, 64% of voters said Bush was a strong leader. And in the weeks after the attacks of September 11th, 2001, 83% of Americans said the President had strong qualities of leadership. :puke:

[mdelaguna2000]

7. sheep and complacent, comfortable democrats

Too many of my democrat neighbors told me they "couldn't bear" to watch their t.v.'s last week, it would "upset them too much." There are a great many democrats too, who just don't take time out of their comfortable lives to witness this administration's atrocities, hence they have no idea how truly egregious it is. What is wrong with this country? If something doesn't affect people directly, they just continue to graze in their pastures as if nothing has happened. The least anyone could do last week was to bear witness by "becoming upset" - for crying out loud.

[saigon68]

36. The only thing that will get to these FUCKERS

Is to see their kid come home shredded in a box.

Or their own parents bodies wash up out of the luxury retirement condos on the Gulf.

Until then they will vote for DINOS like Limpmann (d) Conn and others of his ilk

[jrthin]

4. Those 38% ought to

be tossed into the bacteria infested waters of NO.

[PunkPop]

10. I agree.

Some will wise up in the coming weeks, but most are the HARDCORE. Their adoration of this madman WILL NOT be diminished.

[Maraya1969]

27. My mother is one of them. She told me last night she hadn't read

any of my emails about the incompetence of * and she only listens to right wing radio. This whole * thing has caused a terrible rift between her and I.

We REALLY NEED TO GET MORE DEMOCRAT RADIO HOSTS ON THE AIR!!!!!!

HOW THE HELL DO WE DO THAT?????????

[ECH1969]

5. His ratings went up!!!!!!!!!!!

Despite the fallout from Hurricane Katrina, Bush’s overall approval rating is virtually unchanged from last week. Now, 42% of Americans approve of the job Bush is doing as President, while 52% disapprove.
---------------------------------------------

He had a 41% approval rating last week in the CBS poll.


WTF

[lutefisk]

6. "Disapprove" down from 58% to 12% in one week.

Sure, many of us see through the "blame game" strategy and the despicable lies being spread by the right wing propaganda machine, but when they can manipulate public perceptions like this- they don't really care that a few of us know they are con men. They are just holding tight till this one blows over- they know it will...as always.

[sabra]

9. it's the opposite, it's up @ 58% from 12% last week

very telling..

[Barrett808]

24. That confused me as well -- hopefully Americans are waking up n/t

[lutefisk]

28. I read it wrong- thanks for pointing that out....nt

nt

[ElectroPrincess]

31. Media Whores constantly lie for the criminal Executive Branch ...

I wonder if there is payola involved - especially when it concerns Michelle Malkin? She's shameless and pathetic. :puke:

[Beetwasher]

11. 38% Folks, That's the Number That Will Be OK W/ Bush Banging Goats

On the WH lawn. There is nothing too obscene for these people, as long as a Repub does it.

[terip64]

12. CBS Poll: BUSH'S HANDLING OF RESPONSE TO KATRINA 58% disapprove

http://therawstory.com/

(CBS) Americans think the response to Hurricane Katrina was inadequate, and spread the blame around all levels of government. President George W. Bush finds disapproval on his handling of the matter, too -- and the public now shows diminished confidence in his abilities to handle a crisis or provide leadership, as well as in the government’s ability to protect the country.

These are highlights from this latest CBS News Poll. There will be a longer release, with more questions and analysis, later today.

BUSH'S HANDLING OF RESPONSE TO KATRINA

Now
Approve
38%
Disapprove
58%
Don't Know
4%

8/30-31
Approve
54%
Disapprove
12%
Don't Know
34%

more...
http://therawstory.com/

[Beetwasher]

13. 38% Folks, That's the Number That Will Be OK W/ Bush Banging Goats

on the WH lawn. Obviously, there's is nothing too obscene for these people, as long as a Repub does it.

[valerief]

14. Who are these 38%?????????

Are they using dead votes here?????? Who in their right mind could approve this administration's handling of this man-made disaster?

[iconoclastic cat]

15. They're fundies who are fellating the golden calf.

[PunkPop]

17. The HARDCORE.

The same ones that believe George Bush is a good Christian man.

I'd say it's closer to 30% though. I don't think it's sunk in for the other 8%. A lot of people are busy and just need a little extra time to figure things out.

[NRaleighLiberal]

23. They are the proud Christians in Name Only....all destined for Hell!

[napi21]

16. I think that disapprovl # will continue to rise as info comes out.

We have to remember that most people get their info from TV, and very little of what we hear on DU ever reaches them.

Certainly, there will always be a small % or people who support Shrub, and you're right, he could be caught with dead bodies in his basement, and that group would find a reason why that was OK.

You saw a dramatic increase in disapproval in just 8 days! Wait until the hearings begin, and more proof of incompetence comes out!

[pimpbot]

19. Add up all the wackos and you get 38%

Some of them are racists.
Some are stockholders of halliburton, oil cos, etc.
Some are fundies who think NO got hit cuz god hates gays.
The rest just blindy follow bush no matter what.

[Union Thug]

34. You are right... It would take some sort of live pornographic display

featuring children and goats to get Bush's ratings much below 35%..

That percentage represents a composite of the evil elite base and his dim-witted moron base.

[terip64]

21. I agree!

[jsamuel]

18. Half of the 38% know better, but voted that way anyway because they are

not willing to give up on him and their beliefs that he represents to them

[kahleefornia]

20. notice how the wording of the question

influences the numbers. When asked like this:

"How good of a job is Bush doing with disaster response?"

1. Sort of good
2. Not that good
3 OK, I guess
4. Kind of sucky
5 Mostly sucky
6. None of the above

...you get a much wider split, and then can claim that out of the above, the highest percentage (24%) pick 1.

Then Rove force feeds it to McClellan, and this is all we hear on the news: "A high percentage of Americans feel the president is doing a good job!"

[Annoyingly Logical]

33. Wording of questions/Polling

Good point Kahlee,

As a old Political Scientist, I am always struck by the ease with which "news" agencies report these polls as a true and accurate depiction of how the public.....all the public.... feels on an issue.

The first thing you are taught in Political statistics is to scrutinize questions you are asking to ensure you are measuring what you intend to.

In most cases nowadays, the polls we see on the evening news have been doctored to get a desired result by the group that commissioned the poll. Things like vague questions, leading questions, and filtered polling samples are used to derive exactly the poll result the group conducting the poll is looking for. Kind of like a reverse engineering approach.

[alarcojon]

22. While we would all like Bush's approval in the single digits

the numbers are going in the right direction, and I think they will go a little lower. But yes, there is a hard core who will never turn on Bush, even if he shows up in public drunk with a baby's head on a stick.

[kstewart33]

25. This poll and Zogby's out today--very bad news for Bush

Maybe a tipping point?

[Seabiscuit]

26. WTF??? How could 1% "approve" of Bush's (non) response????

This country is full of ignorant scum.

[melody]

30. every country has an equal share of ignorant scum

Ours, unfortunately, have one of their own in high office.

[Javaman]

35. It's known that Kool-aid sales surged 38% since moron*s...

been in office.