President Bush's Approval Rating Down in Florida and Georgia

[sabra]

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/florida/news-article.aspx?storyid=57646

President Bush's Approval Rating Down in Florida and Georgia

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A new survey is showing residents in Florida and Georgia do not approval of President Bush's job performance. The numbers from our exclusive Survey USA poll is listed below.

Florida
36% Approve
61% Disapprove
3% Not Sure

Georgia
41% Approve
58% Disapprove
2% Not Sure

[eleny]

1. Sounds like they're vomiting up the koolaid

[CottonBear]

9. That is an unpleasant but accurate picture that you just painted.

:puke:

[eleny]

12. Well, I'm hoping it's rough for them!

[Supersedeas]

30. and they enjoyed the taste for so long

[babylonsister]

2. Holy mackeral. Those numbers might be tough to spin come Nov. nt

[CottonBear]

3. Good news for us here in GA.

Did you notice that the Georgia numbers add up to 101%?

In any case, I know a lot of the 41% kind of people. They are stubborn, racist, xenophobic, homophobic and greedy.

[Dawgs]

4. You got that right.

I work with at least 10 of them; and I only work with 13 other people.

[CottonBear]

7. I work with a bunch of them too.

I think most of them may just be greedy or vote Republican because it's good for business. Some are bigoted and many are young and Republican (recent college graduates and college students, both women and men.)

All my friends (except two) are Democrats. I'm working on converting my Republican woman friend. :)
The good news is that she usually does not vote ("too busy.") :) At least that's one less vote for *.

[The Icon Painter]

6. You Know What?

"stubborn, racist, xenophobic, homophobic and greedy."

You just described Zell Miller. :P

[CottonBear]

8. I know!

I admit that I voted for Zell when he was a Democratic gubernatorial candidate (twice.) That was when he zigged to the left.

[gademocrat7]

So did I.

But somehow he had a lobotomy and is now a disgrace to Democrats in our state.

[Tight_rope]

14. And rightfully so...Zell Flipped the Switch at the RNC in 2003.

[Cha]

43. Wonder if ol' zell regrets his

career move?

[Ravenseye]

10. Stubborn, Racist, Xenophobic, Homophobic, and Greedy

That pretty much sums up your die hard "conservative".

[Tight_rope]

13. Hell...That describes most Republican's!

[sofa king]

20. Hee hee.

It took me twenty minutes to write out what you already said in one sentence (see below). And you said it better!

[Ravenseye]

25. Just Quoting Cottonbear

Credit where credit is due.

I like how you said it also though. Something to be said for a nice 20 minute rant.

[RubyDuby in GA]

39. 101%? Well we are a Diebold state, dontchaknow?

:hi:

Thought about you last night. I went to see the Al Gore movie and you would have loved it. It opens in Atlanta on June 9th. There should be an Atlanta/Athens area DU get together to go see it. I would organize it, but I think I will be busy. But Tipper Gore did touch my belly last night! :)

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. Maybe Katherine Harris will offer to help boost his numbers.

After all, he's doing a lot for her.

*snicker*

[paparush]

11. Hmmmm Gators eat people and Shrub's numbers fall...hmmmm.

what is the correlation here?

[lithiumbomb]

15. here's the survey

Link to the actual survey for GA:

http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollTrack.aspx?g=6d651a4c-cf34-4b09-86cf-fc9da17e801b&x=0,0

Play with the Track Points pulldown to see the breakup. I like how the hispanic vote went from a high of 67% in december to 19% today.

[gratuitous]

16. Well, at 61% and 58% disapproval

It's not like Florida or Georgia has been particularly taken with Little Lord Pissypants for a while. You don't hit disapproval numbers like that just overnight.

[NoAmericanTaliban]

17. But does that mean they will vote for the Dems?

At least in GA - a lot of Repubs don't like Bush because he is too liberal & has not progressed with the Christian Right agenda - no homos, too much welfare, not enough conservative judges, still no concentration camps for illegals & liberal, no book burning parties, no public hangings, no mandatory church attendance, no Christian constitutional amendment, women still can go to work, still no revival of segragation, no white purity laws, public schools are still around, etc.

what a bum Bush is to them. If they wouldn't vote for dems maybe they will stay home which will help out the dems.

- still seeing a lot of W stickers on cars in Atlanta - at least in the Dunwoody & Sandy springs area - also in Alpharetta.

[CottonBear]

18. I saw a McCain sticker on Friday in a very red area.

I'm seeing fewer * stickers.

[CatholicEdHead]

29. McCain recently sucked up at Liberty U

So maybe his "born-again" fundie outreach is working.

[Stevepol]

22. They already voted for Dems. Diebold didn't record it that way.

Election 02

Roy Barnes up by as much as 11% before the election; loses by 5% (16 pt swing)

Cleland up by as much as 8% before the election; loses by 5% (13 pt swing)

Exit polls have Barnes & Cleland winning; exit polls pulled from the net, still unavailable.

Diebold still rigged after all these years.

[BeyondGeography]

26. You ask the proper question

Bush isn't losing conservative votes because they've all of a sudden had an epiphany on Iraq and supply-side economics; it's because he's not reactionary enough for their tastes. If this keeps up, we'll benefit less from bona fide defectors to our side than from a loss of energy and commitment from the Pubbie base.

[sofa king]

19. Today's forecast: 41% chance of idiocy.

Here's another famous 41%:

"06/09/03: (PIPA) A striking finding in the new Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) Knowledge Networks poll is that many Americans are unaware that weapons of mass destruction have not been found in Iraq. While 59% of those polled correctly said the US has not found Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, 41% said they believed that the US has found such weapons (34%) or were unsure (7%)."

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article3707.htm

I have this theory that in the United States there is a 40% "stupidity barrier" on virtually all issues of importance. That is to say, a baseline of about four in ten Americans have no fucking idea what's going on with any given subject. That does not prevent them from expressing their all so important uninformed opinion--certainly not.

That uninformed opinion can be carefully shaped with disinformation and propaganda, so that while the stupid American's opinion is still factually uninformed, it is effectively the opinion that the manipulator wishes the idiot to have.

Once you've got the loyalty of the idiots, it's difficult to lose, because the idiots are not particularly inclined to do the mental gymnastics necessary to change their minds.

To break through the 40% stupidity barrier, one must strongly and memorably touch the lives of the hopelessly clueless in a way which can easily be remembered. This is not easily achieved, for the hopelessly clueless have short and unreliable memories.

One of the greatest achievements of the Republican Party was the rediscovery of the idea that a combination of racism, bigotry, fear, greed, and envy was a powerful elixir which motivated a vast pool of stupid people who otherwise wouldn't be inclined to remember to vote on election day.

But a still more impressive achievement of the Bush Administration is the improbable feat of fucking up so bad that even the idiots notice. That's what they're doing right now: ruining the lives of people, one daft American at a time, so spectacularly that even they are changing their small minds. When you're burning off supporters who don't even really know why they supported you in the first place, you are truly and undenyably worthy of the monicker "Worst President Ever."

Congratulations, Mr. President.

[CottonBear]

23. Brilliant! I printed out your analysis. n/t

[sofa king]

27. You said it first and better.

But thank you very much indeed.

[catmandu57]

21. Not sure

Who the fuck is not sure, have they been asleep for the past five years?

[CottonBear]

24. I also wonder about the not sure people.

I think that they simply do not pay attention to news or politics. :(

[peaches2003]

28. Will get much worse in FL

Way more than 61% in FL are going to disapprove of Bush when each senior hits the 'donut hole' in the Medicare prescription drug coverage. At that point benefits are totally cut off and you will pay 100% of the cost of every drug once your drug costs for that year have reached $2250, an amount that most seniors will hit for sure, some after only 6 months on the plan or less. That's $2250 in total drug costs(only 187.50 per month)- what you have paid and what the insurance company has paid. Most seniors will turn on Bush quickly when this happens.

[VegasWolf]

31. What is it? Are people in Georgia just plain "stoopid"? Is the ground

water contaminated in that state. How can southern states be so retarded. Inbreeding? Water? Some PhD candidate should study this obvious correlation.

[CottonBear]

32. No. We are not all stupid. Nor are we "inbred."

Please do not generalize. Those who vote Republican in this state have many reasons for doing so.

Some are very well educated and very wealthy and greedy.

Others are very religious.

Others are simply lazy and don't keep up with current affairs.

Others are racist, homophobic and xenophobic.

Some are scared because of 9-11 and DimSon's terra, terra, terra campaign.

These folks are not unlike those in other states who vote Republican. Georgia is a huge state (biggest east of the Mississippi) and is very varied both racially, ethnically, geographically and economically. Not everyone is a Republican here. The GOP redistricted us (federal and state) and used Diebold to gain power by stealing the 2002 elections.

[caligirl]

33. Hey, if you drive west to the Sacramento Valley &south Bush gets +

support out here too. Not much but we have those same people out here in Cali. From Sacramento to San Diego

[VegasWolf]

35. yes, and we know how well educated the central valley is compared

to the Bay Area. Perfect illustration.

[VegasWolf]

34. I never said "all", I was raised in the south myself, just a

"preponderence" of idiots there that support Bush is why I think the South deserves some study. After all, maybe a cure can be found for mowhawks and pickup trucks with rebel flags.

[caligirl]

36. It may not be in the genes, but there is only so much one can do to

affect attitudes there. I was raised by southern parents in the military, so I spent all my childhood living around people from all walks. As an adult in California, I was once asked about some habits I have and told they are unique to the south. I had no idea. But I know I could not live in the south today. Given the choice I opted for California.(coastal Cali which is different from inland Cali)

[VegasWolf]

37. So did I! I've spent the last 15 years in the Bay Area before moving

to Las Vegas. I think it is the culture there, education is downplayed, church is trumpeted, and the bars are wide open Friday and Saturday nights.

[zann725]

38. His polls will drop even further NATIONWIDE...since immigration policy

...particularly since historically, Hispancs have voted primarily Republican. NOT NOW, for sure. Which goes to show how little the Repug party plans on relying on "true polling" in '06 or '08. Subtract out the rather substantial Hispanic vote, and the Women vote (right-to-choose control over their own body)...and NO "base" remains for Repugs at all. Could put them in MINUS-double-digits.

[blonndee]

42. Hispanics have voted primarily Republican? Not from my home state-NM. nt

[demo dutch]

44. Cuban Hispanics vote primarily Republican, the rest votes Democratic for

the most part

[Judi Lynn]

40. This would be a great time to start a campaign to get that unbearable

@$$####, Saxby Chambliss OUT OF SENATOR MAX CLELAND'S STOLEN SENATE SEAT.



Maybe if a torrent of people kept arriving to make sure Cleland got his job back, it would be hard to pull the old "Diebold says Chambliss won" gag.

[goforit]

41. What will the next honorary King do?..........Jeb Bush, steal again eh?

[struggle4progress]

45. .

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