19% - Holy Crap - Bush's approval drops in to the teens (ARG)

[kpete]

Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Bush's approval drops in to the teens



http://americanresearchgroup.com/economy/


George W. Bush's overall job approval rating has dropped to a new low in American Research Group polling as 78% of Americans say that the national economy is getting worse according to the latest survey from the American Research Group.

Among all Americans, 19% approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president and 77% disapprove. When it comes to Bush's handling of the economy, 14% approve and 79% disapprove.

Among Americans registered to vote, 18% approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president and 78% disapprove. When it comes to the way Bush is handling the economy, 15% of registered voters approve of the way Bush is handling the economy and 79% disapprove.

more at:
http://takeitpersonally.blogspot.com/2008/02/bushs-approval-drops-in-to-teens.html

[berni_mccoy]

1. And people question why Republicans and Independents are flocking to Obama

People are tired of the bull that has been the Republican controlled government. They are ready for Hope and ready for Change.

I sure hope Bush endorses McCain.

[VolcanoJen]

31. I attribute this new gutteral low to a compare-and-contrast thing.

With the election season underway, as we search for Chimpy's replacement, I think Americans have gotten a look at what real leadership is, and what real leadership looks like.

Hence the dive in Chimpy's ratings. Can't wait until January 20, 2009!!!

[graywarrior]

2. I'll bet it's been in the teens for a looooonnnnggg time.

[MissWaverly]

26. Yes, they kept saying it was the lowest it's ever been

and it remained at 30%, so how is that possible???

[SoFlaJet]

3. HOLY CRAP

a 15% drop in a month....he's like the last guy picked in the NFL draft every year; Mister Irrelevant

[TechBear_Seattle]

4. Ratings go down da hole

From http://pollkatz.homestead.com

This image has not been updated since the end of January. Soon, though.... (insert maniacal laugh here.)

[Momgonepostal]

5. It's like he's playing approval rating limbo...

"How Low Can You Go?"

Too bad it took so many people 8 years to decide what an incompetent bozo he is.

[butterfly77]

30. They didn't give a damn...

about everybody else until it began hitting their pocketbooks..

[ChairmanAgnostic]

6. don't most pres. leave the country to RAISE their approval levels?

I'd guess his coming back is what caused the drop in support.

[Selatius]

7. I believe only Herbert Hoover scored lower during the Great Depression.

I could be wrong though, but I don't think even Nixon was that low.

[Tarheel_Dem]

15. I think you're right. I think even Nixon was at 26% when he left office

[THUNDER HANDS]

43. I think presidential polls started with FDR

[radfringe]

8. 'cuse me, 'cuse me... just one teeney tiney itsy bitsy question

CAN
WE
PLEASE
IMPEACH
NOW
?????

[Arugula Latte]

9. Jesus Christ... Chlamydia is more popular than he is.

[grytpype]

12. Ewww... but true

[pleah]

10. Good, but

I think it took way to long for people in this country to wake the fuck up!

[bigscott]

13. and what is it they say

about someone with nothing left to lose?? I can see this dickhead going out with (literally) a bang. look out Iran! and hello McCain! terra all the time won before - does anyone think they wont try it again?

[Wind Dancer]

37. Frightening thought!

Unfortunately, it would not come as a surprise at all!:scared:

[riverwalker]

11. Bush=McCain Bush=McCain

All we need to do to win in November is run every photo of these two hugging, kissing, keep them inseparable.

[HughMoran]

14. Here, I plotted the data in the table

[Danascot]

20. "It's the Economy, Stupid"

War, torture, lies, fraud, theft, trashing the Constitution: Nothing

A little personal financial discomfort: Bush is a bum!

Not that I really care what the cause is as long as his disapproval rating keeps climbing. The lower he falls the more Congressional dems discover their cojones, progressives become emboldened and the better for us in the upcoming elections.

[krkaufman]

36. Here's a poll-average graph of Smirk's approval rating from Pollster.com...

... over the last few years. The ARG 19% appears to be the lowest rating, yet.

[YOY]

16. So 19% still think he's the kind of guy you could have a beer with?

Who was lower and when? Anyone know?

[jgraz]

17. Any bets on whether the Senate will still kowtow to him?

:shrug:

[RebelOne]

18. I'd be even happier if his rating was in the single digits.

[Virginia Dare]

22. He's still got 10 months left...n/t

[IsItJustMe]

19. I don't want to get my hopes up, but I will hope anyway that some of this will rub of on McCain.

[Virginia Dare]

23. How could it not?

The Democrats would be stupid not to put the Bush ball and chain around McCain's ankle. I really don't think either Hillary or Obama are stupid politicians.

[butterfly77]

32. and his enabling senate and blue dog Democrats...

[corkhead]

21. I noticed that is "registered voters". I wonder if the influx of new voters is skewing those numbers

and what I mean by that is skewed them toward being more accurate. the dissolutioned non-voter has not been previously counted in these polls.

[European Socialist]

24. Good--that means another ten to fifteen % drop will get...

Dems to use some of that powder they been keeping dry.

[Drifter]

25. Who the hell are ...

the 4% that are undecided. Did that many people just come out of a coma ?

Cheers
Drifter

[Perry Logan]

27. And even these catastrophic numbers are heavily rigged in his favor.

If only because the media has covered his butt for most of the last eight years.

[RedEarth]

28. Wonder how McCain will try and distance himself from Bush

....that will be fun to watch.....he sounds like shrub #2 about half the time.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

29. So 19% still like Bush?

You'll find them all on Craig's List in the Rants & Raves
predicting the end of Western Civilization under President
Hussein Obama.

[On the Road]

33. That's Really Astounding

The base is really caving. Strange that it should happen now, in a relatively quiet period, in light of all the outrages of the last seven years that went by almost unnoticed.

[krkaufman]

38. I'm theorizing that the rapid drop relates more to McCain locking-up the nomination...

... than anything else, and the far-Right Conservatives are blaming Bush.

[stillcool]

34. That's weird...

did the rapture already happen?

[krkaufman]

35. I expect this drop also relates to dissatisfaction with McCain among far-Right Conservatives ...

... who blame Bush for their current predicament. The economy's been bad for a while, but McCain locking-up the nomination is the only real change since January.

[Yavin4]

39. Do You Think That Mr. 19% Will Speak at the Repub Convention?

My guess is that the party will have a restraining order taken out against him. He won't be able to come within 200 feet of the arena.

[IDemo]

40. It should be in the negative teens by now

[Generic Brad]

41. I thought a politician had to shoot a man in the face to earn 19% approval

I stand corrected.

[librechik]

42. IMPEACH!

[SIMPLYB1980]

44. How low can he go!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7sjVK7LZK4