President Bush Receives Negative Ratings on All 11 Issues (Harris Poll)

[sabra]

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,7630.shtml

President Bush Receives Negative Ratings on All 11 Issues Included in Latest Harris Poll, With Healthcare, Iraq, Hurricane Relief, Taxes and Economy Getting Worst Marks

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- As the congressional elections enter the final weeks of the campaign, more people -- including more likely voters -- give President George Bush negative than positive ratings on every one of 11 major election issues. The issues on which the President's ratings are worst among likely voters include healthcare (64% negative), energy (63% negative), hurricane relief (62% negative), the economy (58% negative) and taxes (58% negative). The President's negative ratings are high but not as bad on appointments to the Supreme Court (48% negative), keeping America safer (50% negative), protecting traditional values (51% negative), the environment (56% negative) and the war on terror (57% negative).

These are some of the results of a Harris Poll of a cross-section of 2,010 U.S. adults (aged 18 and over) including 1,571 likely voters (i.e., registered voters who say they are very or somewhat likely to vote) surveyed online by Harris Interactive(R) between October 4 and 10, 2006.

The relative importance of these issues

When likely voters were asked to pick two of these 11 issues that will "have the biggest impact on your decision of whom to vote for," the issues mentioned most often are healthcare (29%), keeping America safer (29%), the war on terror (28%), Iraq (27%), the economy (24%) and tax policies (19%). President Bush has substantial negative ratings on all of these issues except for keeping America safer.

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When it comes to this specific election, a 43 percent plurality of likely voters, including 74 percent of Democrats and 36 percent of Independents, would like to see the Democrats winning control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Only 26 percent of likely voters, including 63 percent of Republicans, want the Republicans to maintain control of both houses of Congress.

[rodeodance]

1. thats what happens when you are little man!

[gratuitous]

2. He's a uniter, not a divider

Keep this in mind whenever you hear (and you surely will over the next three weeks) cautionary statements about criticizing Mr. Bush or his party. Anyone who "warns" people not to be critical is in essence telling the majority of Americans on every issue that they're wrong.

[BlueEyedSon]

4. I thought he was the deciderer

[htuttle]

7. Naw, I think he's the Understanderer and the 'Preeshiater now

Just came across the fax a few days ago.

[Canuckistanian]

9. He's the "misunderestimator"

Although, if I have a real grasp of the meaning, the American people are the real misunderestimators.

[babylonsister]

3. Kick! nt

[yebrent]

5. Woa!

"the environment (56% negative) and the war on terror (57% negative)"

I'll be the Pukes are shocked to see worse ratings for the war on terror than for the environment. Amazing!!!

[Zybelline]

6. uh oh

if he does better in polling on "keeping america safer" I wonder how they will milk that, churn that up ?

Rove is probably thinking the "orange alert" gambit go over played...

[Imagevision]

8. Bush; "you're either with US or against US"

[GoddessOfGuinness]

10. Only 74% of Democrats would like to see the Democrats winning control?

What the hell's the matter with the other 26%

[FreeStateDemocrat]

11. A lot of them are re-pukes claiming to be Democrats to distort the results

[MonteSano]

12. kickapoo

[superconnected]

13. and after the republicans win, they'll say the people want

protection from terrorism and moral values.

Sorry, I've seen diebold in action before. This reality of how the majority feels, doesn't matter.