31% LOWEST Bush Approval EVER In AP-Ipsos Poll

[kpete]

Details of the AP-Ipsos poll on President Bush and Iraq
The Associated PressPublished: November 17, 2006

Demographics and details from the AP-Ipsos poll on President George W. Bush, Iraq and the United States' direction. The poll was conducted by Ipsos, an international polling firm:

OVERALL: Bush's approval on his handling of Iraq reached its lowest level yet in AP-Ipsos polling — 31 percent. That compares with 36 percent in early October. Some 34 percent said the country is headed in the right direction, but the poll found Democrats more optimistic, up 20 points from early October, and Republicans more pessimistic, down 11 points from a month ago.

IRAQ: Approval of Bush's handling of Iraq by self-identified Republicans has decreased from 78 percent in early October to 67 percent this month. Approval among Republican men dropped 14 percentage points to 66 percent and fell among Republican women by 7 percentage points to 68 percent. Approval by conservatives slipped from 58 percent last month to 48 percent. Other groups that have shifted include men; people with some college education; people in the Northeast; people making less than US$25,000 (€19,500); and Catholics

more at:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/17/america/NA_GEN_US_Bush_Iraq_AP_Poll_Glance.php

[SpiralHawk]

1. "Everybody hates you." - James Baker to Commander AWOL

Not me. I'm from the love-the-sinner-hate-the-sin school of thought.

I hate what Commander AWOL has done to our beloved nation and our Constitution, how he has coddled the rich, and treated our Veterans like shit, lying to them and cutting benefits. I hate his -- and the republicon -- sins. They are lacking in honor, and have brought needless shame and sorrow upon our beloved nation.

[DeeDeeNY]

2. Shocking

Who are these 31%??
I know I have to change my glass-half-empty philosophy, but I just can't get it out of my head that there are people who would support him absolutely no matter what he did!
:banghead:

[Kikosexy2]

4. you know it really ...

has to be at about 25-28% approval rating and not 31%...but again, like you, who are these brainless zombies who are standing by him????....

[spooky3]

7. And yet Bush keeps on nominating wingnuts

to the judiciary, Yosemite Sam for the UN, misogynists to head govt. offices responsible for women's health care and contraception, etc. etc.

This is an arrogance (and a failure to comprehend one's job description, to serve the people) that knows no bounds.

[SquireJons]

17. I can no longer blame the rich

While reviewing the election results and polling data from my state (Virginia... thank you very much), one thing struck me as odd. When breaking down the vote between Webb and Allen along economic lines, Webb had the advantage in only three groups: those making under $25K per year, those making over $100K per year and those making over $200K per year. Strikingly, Webb enjoyed a 10% advantage in both upper income brackets. That really shocked me. You know who the biggest idiots were? Those making $75K-$100K per year with a 58% majority for Allen. I guess they're trying really hard to join the pugnacious club.

[spooky3]

19. Hi fellow Virginian--here's my hypothesis

A ton of Northern Virginians voted for Webb (20 percentage point gap with Allen there) and a lot of them make over $100K (which you need to have a barely middle class lifestyle near DC, by the way). Urbanites in the Tidewater and Richmond areas, and people in other pockets such as UVA country supported him also, and they may also be in those income (and high education) brackets. I think that may in part account for those results. Allen supporters may be in the high income categories of their less urban communities.

[smb]

21. Simple

In Northern Virginia, $150K a year or so is middle-class (and certainly not rich enough to benefit much from Dubya's targeted tax cuts). Also, the local culture has little use for the religious reich faction -- the local conservative rank-and-file are of the fiscal-prudence and libertarian factions (though the party apparatchik keep insisting on running people on the stupid social wedge issues and wonder why they get their heads handed to them).

[smoogatz]

14. "Christian" dominionists who believe Bush was sent by God

to restore the country to the Christian Nation envisioned by the founding fathers.

[BootinUp]

3. Hes stil not satisfied.

Time to pull another faux pas from up his sleeve with an eye on a new record.

[AdvancedProgress]

5. It just keeps getting better!

:bounce:

[Supersedeas]

6. are the GOP faithful taking a look and their losses and coming to terms with *?

[oasis]

8. "W". Worst.

[The Count]

9. Actually I remember a 29% once - why don't I see 20's anymore?

Me thinks the polling companies have a floor they don't dare to break for BFEE...An offer they couldn't refuse?

[TahitiNut]

10. That was a Harris poll and they asked a slightly different question

... than the 'Strongly Approve' to 'Strongly Disapprove' question asked by most other polling firms.

[The Count]

11. Time to display the backwash banner again:

[TahitiNut]

12. That's irony on steroids.

That 31% would rate it a 'miss' puts me right on the floor. :rofl:

[BruceMcF]

20. Oh, I expect that once it got below 32 ...

... there were people voting to keep it as close as possible to Bush's approval rating (at the time).

Of course, George W will not be satisfied until his approval rating is lower than his Daddy's (29%). We have seen that at work this week.

[mom cat]

13. Do I hear twenties?

Gowing once.....

[DeeDeeNY]

15. The analysis doesn't tell the full story

The reason for the sudden rise in optimism among Democrats would have to be the result of the mid-term elections. Democrats are hopeful because there will finally be some accountability (and hopefully impeachments).
The analysis doesn't make much sense because it omits this information.

[jgraz]

16. Just wait until he signs the first Dem-produced bill. Mid-teens, anyone?

[Zambero]

18. Interesting that Bush's approval with GOP men is now lower than with GOP women

I see images of a crusty old old battleaxe with a cigarette dangling from the corner of her mouth shouting expletives at her renegade husband, who has just "turned" against Dear Leader!

[let us vote]

22. kick

[RoccoR5955]

23. Looks like he is doing the Limbo again

How L-O-W can he go?

[Vogon_Glory]

24. Good One! n/t

[hurricaneric]

25. Once people emerge from the fog of election season ...

this will become a bigger story. I personally think it will lead to not only Rove hitting the road but eventually Cheney will resign for "health reasons" in order to bring in John McCain. McCain will therefore be able to burnish his conservative credentials (as if he needs to) in order to establish himself for the 2008 presidential contest.

[RoccoR5955]

26. Do you really think.

That McCain can win ANYTHING? I sure don't. If he tries to run on his conservative values, all the dems have to do is to remind people of his claiming that he's a moderate. What the heck, roll out a shrink from when he came back from torture, and use that to find him mentally unfit to hold office.