Bush’s approval rating falls to new low: 53% disapprove of the Boy King

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Bush’s approval rating falls to new low
53 percent say they disapprove of president in new Post-ABC survey

By Richard Morin and Dan Balz
The Washington Post
Updated: 12:02 a.m. ET Aug. 31, 2005

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



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. More ominously for the president, six in 10 Americans said there are steps the administration could take to reduce gas prices. Slightly more than a third say the recent run-up has been due to factors beyond the administration's control.

"I supported him last year," said Gina Coleman, 29, a homemaker living in Camden County, N.J. "I wouldn't vote for him again. It's gas prices, the war -- just the way he has been handling things. The rise in gas is something that has been happening for a long time, and the prices are getting worse. This makes me feel more negative about him, definitely."

[Carolab]

1. Sure, when it affects THEM, then they are sorry they voted for him.

Typical.

[darkism]

2. Hey now, ANYBODY waking up is good news.

Questioning their sincerity or motives won't get them to stay on our side very long.

I for one welcome our new converts that seem to be swelling the Democratic party these days. There will be a brief orientation reception in the auditorium and light refreshments afterwards. :D

[slor]

3. No, Carolab is right...

she is correct to point out the fact that that this person and their self-serving behavior. Indeed, the person pointed out their own insincerity and questionable motives. After all the chimp has done, she questions her vote because of gas?

[deutsey]

4. 53%? Hmm. Sounds like a mandate to me. Let's spend our political

capital.

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