Bush’s approval rating falls to new low

[Jon8503]

53 percent say they disapprove of president in new Post-ABC survey
Many blast the dems for not being more opposing against Bush, say the dems are too meek -
Updated: 12:02 a.m. ET Aug. 31, 2005
Rising gas prices and ongoing bloodshed in Iraq continue to take their toll on President Bush, whose standing with the public has sunk to an all-time low, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll.

The survey found Bush's job approval rating at 45 percent, down seven points since January and the lowest ever recorded for the president in Post-ABC surveys. Fifty-three percent disapproved of the job Bush is doing.

The war has been a drag on Bush's presidency for many months, but his Iraq approval ratings in the new poll were little changed from two months ago, despite widespread violence, a rash of U.S. casualties, antiwar protests outside the president's Texas ranch and a growing debate about reducing U.S. troop levels.

What may have pushed Bush's overall ratings down in the latest poll is pervasive dissatisfaction over soaring gasoline prices. Two-thirds of those surveyed said gas prices are causing financial hardship to them or their families. Gas prices stand to go even higher after Hurricane Katrina's rampage through the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9137364/

[flordehinojos]

1. the headlines in the last few weeks constantly say bush's # tank..

but when you read the #s...they always keep them in the 40% ... with all the lowest in whenever for bush polls out there ... they should be reflecting some reality because it is possible that bush's #s could be in the teens.

[Ian David]

2. I thought his approval rating was at 36%? n/t