On the Economy, 70% Disapprove of Bush

[EV_Ares]

By Jon Cohen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 15, 2008; Page A04

Public disapproval of the way President Bush is handling the nation's economy has hit a new high in Washington Post-ABC News polling, and his overall favorability rating remains near an all-time low.

On the Economy, 70% Disapprove of Bush
Washington Post-ABC News Poll
New High Is a Low for President
Seven in 10 Americans now give negative ratings to the president's stewardship of the sinking U.S. economy. Only 28 percent approve of his performance in this area, a double-digit decline from a year ago, and even core Republicans have begun to abandon the president on the issue.

Among Republicans, 59 percent approve of the way he is handling the economy, down from 70 percent at the beginning of February and well off his career average of about 80 percent from his party's base. Only a quarter of independents and 6 percent of Democrats approve of Bush's performance on the economy.

(((I can't believe 59% of anyone could approve of this president, these people are braindead))).

Republicans have been more steadfast in their overall support for Bush and in their assessments of his handling of the situation in Iraq, with about three-quarters approving of Bush's job performance generally and 68 percent backing him on his war policies.

But most Democrats and independents remain equally settled in their low opinion of the president's performance. Bush's overall rating stands at 33 percent, a percentage point above his all-time low in Post-ABC polling, a level he touched on most recently about six weeks ago. Among Democrats, "strong" disapproval has reached 80 percent for the first time.

It has been more than three years since a majority of Americans approved of how Bush has handled his job, making his streak of low ratings about equal to Harry S. Truman's in Gallup polls from late 1949 through the end of his presidency.

entire article @ link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/14/AR2008041402842.html?hpid=moreheadlines

[opihimoimoi]

1. Proof that 30% of us are Delusional and Brainwashed

[mwb970]

2. I wonder what the approval percentage would be if Americans were smarter.

And more skeptical. And paying more attention. Lower, I would imagine.

[opihimoimoi]

3. Prolly in the teens or lower....LOL

[Dukkha]

4. again, lying bullshit biased polls!

the number is MUCH MUCH higher and they know it!

[marmar]

5. Again proving that there's permafrost on 28 percent of American brains....

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