Bush Approval Rating Drops to a "STAGGERING" 36%

[Darkhawk28]

It appears that Iraq is having a major effect on Bush's approval numbers, despite the fact that he actually has slight gains in some economic ratings (mostly increases from his base), but not the main "Do you approve of Bush's handling of the Economy?" poll of which he records a mind-numbing 33%. Independents absolutely abhor this President almost as much as Democrats do. So what you ask? Well, the Republicans need the independents in the '06 elections and right now they're steering away from this President and his agenda. That doesn't bode well for Republicans... right now.

Has there EVER been a time where a President has had a 36% approval rating? My GOD, that's nearly Republicans vs. the rest of the U.S.! Yikes! Even Clinton during the height of his impeachment, had a high 60's approval rating.

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George W. Bush's Job Approval Ratings Drop


George W. Bush's overall job approval ratings have dropped from a month ago even as Americans who approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president are turning more optimistic about their personal financial situations according to the latest survey from the American Research Group. Among all Americans, 36% approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president and 58% disapprove. When it comes to Bush's handling of the economy, 33% approve and 62% disapprove.

Among Americans registered to vote, 38% approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president and 56% disapprove, and 36% approve of the way Bush is handling the economy and 60% disapprove.

This is the second month in a row when improving economic ratings have not been matched by higher job approval ratings for Bush. A total of 24% of Americans now say their personal financial situations are getting better, up from 17% in July, and 27% say they believe that their personal financial situations will be better off a year from now, which is up from 21% in July.

The increases in the personal financial ratings, however, are coming mainly from those approving of the way Bush is handling his job. A total of 54% of those approving the way Bush is handling his job say their personal financial situations are getting better, compared to 5% of those saying they disapprove of the way Bush is handling his job, and 61% of those saying they approve of the way Bush is handling his job say they expect to be better off a year from now, compared to 6% of those saying they disapprove of the way Bush is handling his job.

The results presented here are based on 1,100 completed telephone interviews conducted among a nationwide random sample of adults 18 years and older. The interviews were completed August 18 through 21, 2005. The theoretical margin of error for the total sample is plus or minus 2.6 percentage points, 95% of the time, on questions where opinion is evenly split.

Overall, 36% of Americans say that they approve of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president, 58% disapprove, and 6% are undecided.

Bush job approval Approve Disapprove Undecided

Aug 2005 36% 58% 6%
July 2005 42% 52% 6%
Jun 2005 42% 53% 5%
May 2005 43% 51% 6%
Apr 2005 44% 50% 6%
Mar 2005 47% 48% 5%
Feb 2005 49% 45% 6%
Jan 2005 51% 44% 5%
Dec 2004 50% 45% 5%
Nov 2004 51% 43% 6%
Oct 2004 45% 47% 8%
Sep 2004 45% 48% 7%
Aug 2004 43% 50% 7%

Among Republicans (35% of adults registered to vote in the survey), 77% approve of the way Bush is handling his job and 18% disapprove. Among Democrats (37% of adults registered to vote in the survey), 15% approve and 81% disapprove of the way Bush is handling his job. Among Independents (28% of adults registered to vote in the survey), 21% approve and 72% disapprove of the way Bush is handling his job as president.

Bush Free-Fall!

 

[PatboyX]

im not really sure this even matters.
but there is a thread on it every time the numbers change.

 

[MicroChrome]

I find it interesting to watch the mood swings of idiot americans. But what is even more interesting is everytime gas prices move the rattings of the president go with it.

As I find most of these phreaks have bush stickers all over gas guzzler V8's. As if they anyone had a brain they would have bought something with a bit better gas millage.

I think if the country was going to hell but the gas prices were to remain cheap in the 1.50 - 2.00 range it wouldn't matter how bad the president did he would get high rattings.

 

[BBond]

People, almost two to one against Bush on his job approval.

No matter how much of a shill you are for Bush, you just CAN'T IGNORE NUMBERS LIKE THAT!

Just ask any of the Republicans up for re-election in '06 as they are fleeing the sinking wreckage that is George W. Bush.

 

[Genx87]

Heh I find it funny that our economy is clipping along for the past 3 years and yet the president is getting a 62% disapproval rating.

Comical imo.

 

[Genx87]

Originally posted by: BBond
People, almost two to one against Bush on his job approval.

No matter how much of a shill you are for Bush, you just CAN'T IGNORE NUMBERS LIKE THAT!

Just ask any of the Republicans up for re-election in '06 as they are fleeing the sinking wreckage that is George W. Bush.

ok

Lets wait until after 06 to declare victory old timer. I remember the same being said about this time last year. What happened again?

 

[zendari]

There have been plenty of presidents lower than this number.

--Truman's approval dipped to 24 percent in the late spring of 1951 after he removed popular Gen. Douglas MacArthur from command in Korea.

?Nixon's approval dropped to 31 percent in August 1973 as the war dragged on in Vietnam and revelations of administration misdeeds kept spilling out of the Senate Watergate hearings.

?Carter's approval plunged to 29 percent in the early summer of 1979 amid economic troubles and news of increasing problems with new Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini.

?The first Bush's approval sank to 32 percent in July 1992 as his presidential rivals Clinton and Ross Perot gained momentum in the campaign and the jobless rate rose.

Heh I find it funny that our economy is clipping along for the past 3 years and yet the president is getting a 62% disapproval rating.

Comical imo.

People are buying into the sky is falling democratic propaganda.

 

[BBond]

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: BBond
People, almost two to one against Bush on his job approval.

No matter how much of a shill you are for Bush, you just CAN'T IGNORE NUMBERS LIKE THAT!

Just ask any of the Republicans up for re-election in '06 as they are fleeing the sinking wreckage that is George W. Bush.

ok

Lets wait until after 06 to declare victory old timer. I remember the same being said about this time last year. What happened again?

Enough of you youngsters were stupid enough to buy KKKarl Rove's lies.

 

[Darkhawk28]

Originally posted by: zendari
There have been plenty of presidents lower than this number.

--Truman's approval dipped to 24 percent in the late spring of 1951 after he removed popular Gen. Douglas MacArthur from command in Korea.

?Nixon's approval dropped to 31 percent in August 1973 as the war dragged on in Vietnam and revelations of administration misdeeds kept spilling out of the Senate Watergate hearings.

?Carter's approval plunged to 29 percent in the early summer of 1979 amid economic troubles and news of increasing problems with new Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini.

?The first Bush's approval sank to 32 percent in July 1992 as his presidential rivals Clinton and Ross Perot gained momentum in the campaign and the jobless rate rose.

Ok, thanks for the information. Bush is "working hard" to beat those guys.

 

[Genx87]

Originally posted by: BBond

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: BBond
People, almost two to one against Bush on his job approval.

No matter how much of a shill you are for Bush, you just CAN'T IGNORE NUMBERS LIKE THAT!

Just ask any of the Republicans up for re-election in '06 as they are fleeing the sinking wreckage that is George W. Bush.

ok

Lets wait until after 06 to declare victory old timer. I remember the same being said about this time last year. What happened again?

Enough of you youngsters were stupid enough to buy KKKarl Rove's lies.

Of course that is the reason. Not only did just a few of us buy into it but 51% of the voters.

Always an excuse isnt there?

 

[BBond]

Do you think Georgie and KKKarl are worried???

I hope The Fool does better than he did in his last Iraq speech.

But I HIGHLY doubt it.

Bush plans bid to rally Iraq support

Texas protests continue as Republicans disagree on conflict

Monday, August 22, 2005; Posted: 11:47 a.m. EDT (15:47 GMT)

Programming Note: CNN will carry President Bush's speech on Iraq live today at 1:35 p.m. ET.

CRAWFORD, Texas (CNN) -- President Bush will launch a new round of speeches to rally support for the war in Iraq, advisers said Sunday, as protesters camped outside Bush's Texas home and polls showed weaker support for the two-year conflict.

Senior aides say Bush will attempt to portray the Iraq conflict in the context of long wars like World War II, which U.S. forces fought from 1941 to 1945.

They said the president also will invoke the September 11, 2001, attacks, arguing once again that the insurgents battling American troops in Iraq share the same ideology as the al Qaeda operatives who crashed hijacked jetliners into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field.

On Monday, Bush travels to Salt Lake City, Utah, to speak to veterans at 1:35 p.m. ET (11:35 a.m. MT).

In a previous attempt this summer to boost sagging support for the war, the president delivered a prime-time, nationally televised address in June to a military audience in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In his speech, Bush assured Americans that the conflict in Iraq was worth the sacrifice. (Full story)

The sacrifice includes 1,862 U.S. troops deaths, including a soldier who was killed by a roadside bomb Saturday near Baghdad, the U.S. military said.

"Our mission in Iraq is clear: We're hunting down the terrorists. We're helping Iraqis build a free nation that is an ally in the war on terror," Bush said in June.

"We're advancing freedom in the broader Middle East. We are removing a source of violence and instability, and laying the foundation of peace for our children and our grandchildren."

But his remarks did little to move public opinion. A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll conducted August 5-7 found that 54 percent of those surveyed thought the 2003 invasion of Iraq was a mistake. (Full story)

The 9/11 commission's report, issued in July 2004, found no evidence that Iraq had any operational relationship with al Qaeda.

The CIA concluded in February that Iraq had become a training ground for terrorists who wish to attack U.S. troops -- a haven critics say did not exist before Saddam Hussein's ouster.
Crawford protests

The Iraq issue has followed Bush into his planned five-week vacation in Crawford, where dozens of antiwar demonstrators have set up a makeshift camp near his ranch.

The protesters are led by Cindy Sheehan, whose son, Casey, was killed in Iraq in April 2004.

Hundreds of white crosses commemorating U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq are now planted just outside Bush's property, and the demonstrators drew support Sunday from folk singer Joan Baez.

"I think Cindy and the women have impeccable credentials -- no matter how hard people try to slander and assassinate their personalities, it is impeccable credentials," Baez said. "I think they simply can't be not listened to."

Sheehan, the founder of Gold Star Families for Peace, began camping outside Bush's Crawford home on August 6 in hopes of having a second meeting with the president.

The first occurred in 2004, when Bush met with families of those killed in Iraq at Fort Lewis, Washington.

She left Thursday to tend to her mother, who suffered a stroke last week, but says she will return to "Camp Casey" if possible.

Meanwhile, in downtown Crawford, more Bush supporters arrived at a pro-Bush camp, The Associated Press reported.

As of Sunday afternoon, more than 150 people had visited the pro-Bush camp, which features a large tent with "God Bless Our President!" and "God Bless Our Troops" banners, the AP reported.

The pro-Bush camp is called "Fort Qualls," for Marine Lance Cpl. Louis Wayne Qualls, 20, who was killed in action last fall in Falluja, the AP said. Qualls' father, Gary Qualls of Temple, Texas, said the anti-war demonstrators are being disrespectful to soldiers.

White House officials concede Sheehan's vigil has drawn much more attention than they anticipated.
GOP discord

Meanwhile, some congressional Republicans have raised questions about the progress of the war.

Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, a long-time critic of the administration's handling of the war, told ABC's "This Week" that "'stay the course' is not a policy." (Full story)

Part of the problem, he said, "is we have no measurement for progress."

Sen. George Allen, on the same show, backed the president's war effort even as he acknowledged that it was beset by problems.

"I think there's progress being made, but it's very difficult," said the Republican from Virginia, noting that the Iraqi parliament is attempting to meet a Monday deadline to create a draft constitution. (Full story)

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, told "Fox News Sunday": "Nobody wants to withdraw, but people are concerned. It's gone on longer than we thought. The violence is larger than we thought it would be."

A bipartisan group of House members and Sen. Russ Feingold, a Wisconsin Democrat, have proposed a withdrawal of American troops from Iraq by the end of 2006.

The administration opposes the plan, arguing that a timetable would simply let the insurgents wait out U.S. troops.

Feingold, a possible Democratic presidential candidate, said the date was "target," not a deadline -- one that would spur the fledgling Iraqi government to take more responsibility for its own security.

"Without any sort of a time frame in place, we'll never even get to that point," Feingold told NBC's "Meet the Press."

Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, a Mississippi Republican, told NBC that setting a timeline for a U.S. withdrawal would be a bad idea. He said the United States is winning the war in Iraq but that his constituents want to know more about U.S. plans.

The president "needs to get out there and lay it out more," Lott said.

 

[BBond]

Originally posted by: Genx87

Of course that is the reason. Not only did just a few of us buy into it but 51% of the voters.

Always an excuse isnt there?

What's the excuse for the newly minted Islamic State of Iraq/Iran that cost us 1,866 American soldiers and $200 billion SO FAR???

 

[Genx87]

Originally posted by: BBond
Do you think Georgie and KKKarl are worried???

I hope The Fool does better than he did in his last Iraq speech.

But I HIGHLY doubt it.

Bush plans bid to rally Iraq support

Texas protests continue as Republicans disagree on conflict

Monday, August 22, 2005; Posted: 11:47 a.m. EDT (15:47 GMT)

Programming Note: CNN will carry President Bush's speech on Iraq live today at 1:35 p.m. ET.

CRAWFORD, Texas (CNN) -- President Bush will launch a new round of speeches to rally support for the war in Iraq, advisers said Sunday, as protesters camped outside Bush's Texas home and polls showed weaker support for the two-year conflict.

Senior aides say Bush will attempt to portray the Iraq conflict in the context of long wars like World War II, which U.S. forces fought from 1941 to 1945.

They said the president also will invoke the September 11, 2001, attacks, arguing once again that the insurgents battling American troops in Iraq share the same ideology as the al Qaeda operatives who crashed hijacked jetliners into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field.

On Monday, Bush travels to Salt Lake City, Utah, to speak to veterans at 1:35 p.m. ET (11:35 a.m. MT).

In a previous attempt this summer to boost sagging support for the war, the president delivered a prime-time, nationally televised address in June to a military audience in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In his speech, Bush assured Americans that the conflict in Iraq was worth the sacrifice. (Full story)

The sacrifice includes 1,862 U.S. troops deaths, including a soldier who was killed by a roadside bomb Saturday near Baghdad, the U.S. military said.

"Our mission in Iraq is clear: We're hunting down the terrorists. We're helping Iraqis build a free nation that is an ally in the war on terror," Bush said in June.

"We're advancing freedom in the broader Middle East. We are removing a source of violence and instability, and laying the foundation of peace for our children and our grandchildren."

But his remarks did little to move public opinion. A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll conducted August 5-7 found that 54 percent of those surveyed thought the 2003 invasion of Iraq was a mistake. (Full story)

The 9/11 commission's report, issued in July 2004, found no evidence that Iraq had any operational relationship with al Qaeda.

The CIA concluded in February that Iraq had become a training ground for terrorists who wish to attack U.S. troops -- a haven critics say did not exist before Saddam Hussein's ouster.
Crawford protests

The Iraq issue has followed Bush into his planned five-week vacation in Crawford, where dozens of antiwar demonstrators have set up a makeshift camp near his ranch.

The protesters are led by Cindy Sheehan, whose son, Casey, was killed in Iraq in April 2004.

Hundreds of white crosses commemorating U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq are now planted just outside Bush's property, and the demonstrators drew support Sunday from folk singer Joan Baez.

"I think Cindy and the women have impeccable credentials -- no matter how hard people try to slander and assassinate their personalities, it is impeccable credentials," Baez said. "I think they simply can't be not listened to."

Sheehan, the founder of Gold Star Families for Peace, began camping outside Bush's Crawford home on August 6 in hopes of having a second meeting with the president.

The first occurred in 2004, when Bush met with families of those killed in Iraq at Fort Lewis, Washington.

She left Thursday to tend to her mother, who suffered a stroke last week, but says she will return to "Camp Casey" if possible.

Meanwhile, in downtown Crawford, more Bush supporters arrived at a pro-Bush camp, The Associated Press reported.

As of Sunday afternoon, more than 150 people had visited the pro-Bush camp, which features a large tent with "God Bless Our President!" and "God Bless Our Troops" banners, the AP reported.

The pro-Bush camp is called "Fort Qualls," for Marine Lance Cpl. Louis Wayne Qualls, 20, who was killed in action last fall in Falluja, the AP said. Qualls' father, Gary Qualls of Temple, Texas, said the anti-war demonstrators are being disrespectful to soldiers.

White House officials concede Sheehan's vigil has drawn much more attention than they anticipated.
GOP discord

Meanwhile, some congressional Republicans have raised questions about the progress of the war.

Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, a long-time critic of the administration's handling of the war, told ABC's "This Week" that "'stay the course' is not a policy." (Full story)

Part of the problem, he said, "is we have no measurement for progress."

Sen. George Allen, on the same show, backed the president's war effort even as he acknowledged that it was beset by problems.

"I think there's progress being made, but it's very difficult," said the Republican from Virginia, noting that the Iraqi parliament is attempting to meet a Monday deadline to create a draft constitution. (Full story)

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, told "Fox News Sunday": "Nobody wants to withdraw, but people are concerned. It's gone on longer than we thought. The violence is larger than we thought it would be."

A bipartisan group of House members and Sen. Russ Feingold, a Wisconsin Democrat, have proposed a withdrawal of American troops from Iraq by the end of 2006.

The administration opposes the plan, arguing that a timetable would simply let the insurgents wait out U.S. troops.

Feingold, a possible Democratic presidential candidate, said the date was "target," not a deadline -- one that would spur the fledgling Iraqi government to take more responsibility for its own security.

"Without any sort of a time frame in place, we'll never even get to that point," Feingold told NBC's "Meet the Press."

Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, a Mississippi Republican, told NBC that setting a timeline for a U.S. withdrawal would be a bad idea. He said the United States is winning the war in Iraq but that his constituents want to know more about U.S. plans.

The president "needs to get out there and lay it out more," Lott said.

Is there anything wrong with a president campaigning when he isnt running for re-election? It isnt like the war in Iraq is getting a fair shake in the media. Might as well get out and let the voters know your side of the story.

 

[Genx87]

Originally posted by: BBond

Originally posted by: Genx87

Of course that is the reason. Not only did just a few of us buy into it but 51% of the voters.

Always an excuse isnt there?

What's the excuse for the newly minted Islamic State of Iraq/Iran that cost us 1,866 American soldiers and $200 billion SO FAR???

Unlike you I rarely jump too conclusions. Until it is in writing Ill hold my criticisms to a minimum.

 

[BBond]

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: BBond

Originally posted by: Genx87

Of course that is the reason. Not only did just a few of us buy into it but 51% of the voters.

Always an excuse isnt there?

What's the excuse for the newly minted Islamic State of Iraq/Iran that cost us 1,866 American soldiers and $200 billion SO FAR???

Unlike you I rarely jump too conclusions. Until it is in writing Ill hold my criticisms to a minimum.

You never even HAVE a conclusion. You just regurgitate the party line.

 

[BBond]

PS It's in writing. Just click on the link and read the poll.

 

[Genx87]

Originally posted by: BBond

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: BBond

Originally posted by: Genx87

Of course that is the reason. Not only did just a few of us buy into it but 51% of the voters.

Always an excuse isnt there?

What's the excuse for the newly minted Islamic State of Iraq/Iran that cost us 1,866 American soldiers and $200 billion SO FAR???

Unlike you I rarely jump too conclusions. Until it is in writing Ill hold my criticisms to a minimum.

You never even HAVE a conclusion. You just regurgitate the party line.

Original coming from you.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Ah well - maybe the "America Supports Your Freedom Walk" will bail him out.

 

[Darkhawk28]

Originally posted by: DonVito
Ah well - maybe the "America Supports Your Freedom Walk" will bail him out.

:laugh:

 

[BDawg]

Originally posted by: zendari

Heh I find it funny that our economy is clipping along for the past 3 years and yet the president is getting a 62% disapproval rating.

Comical imo.

People are buying into the sky is falling democratic propaganda.

People are having trouble with $2.50 gas when Bush claimed he could fix the problem.

It doesn't matter how good the economy is when it costs far more to even get to work.

 

[BBond]

Originally posted by: Genx87

Is there anything wrong with a president campaigning when he isnt running for re-election? It isnt like the war in Iraq is getting a fair shake in the media. Might as well get out and let the voters know your side of the story.

Yes there is, when that president has a history of using advertising as propaganda at taxpayer expense, answering questions from outright male whore shills planted by his administration in the WH Press Corps, and lying about anything and everything to advance his destructive agenda.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Polls are for those looking for trouble to point fingers at.

 

[umbrella39]

Originally posted by: DonVito
Ah well - maybe the "America Supports Your Freedom Walk" will bail him out.

Walk being the key word. Because to drive would be too damn expensive.

 

[imported_tss4]

Originally posted by: Genx87
Heh I find it funny that our economy is clipping along for the past 3 years and yet the president is getting a 62% disapproval rating.

Comical imo.

Well, there is the problem. The economy is quite good for some of us (myself included), but for others its gotten worse. I have quite a few family members that have fallen on hard times due to the current economic situation (one member even lost a business that had been in the family for 50 years due to rising oil prices). The sky isn't falling but to deny that the economy has some "challenges" is pretty stupid too. 62% of the people aren't democrats (as made ovious by the last election), so you'd be wise to look at why the republican party's policies could be so unpopular.

 

[chambersc]

Originally posted by: Genx87
Heh I find it funny that our economy is clipping along for the past 3 years and yet the president is getting a 62% disapproval rating.

Comical imo.

you know that the president has nothing to do with the economy and its pitfalls/bursts right?