Independents overwhelmingly disapprove of Bush.

[SuperTool]

http://www.gallup.com/content/?ci=11884
Bummer

 

[MonstaThrilla]

The impressiveness of this gap is underscored by looking at historical approval ratings for other presidents who were similarly gearing up for a re-election bid. Aside from Bush, Bill Clinton had the largest partisan gap in approval ratings at a comparable point in his presidency, but his 60-point gap from May 1996 is nearly 25% smaller than Bush's. Ronald Reagan is the only other president to have a partisan gap in excess of 50 percentage points in May of his re-election year.

Bush's 70+-point gap is not only unprecedented for May of a re-election year, but it is unprecedented for any point in a re-election year. No president, dating back to Harry Truman, has had a partisan gap above 70 points in any Gallup Poll in a re-election year.

Looks like America is on a trend of being more and more polarized in recent decades. I wonder what this could be attributed to. I would assume an increasingly diverse and widespread media...

 

[JellyBaby]

When history is polled I wonder if he will approve?

I wonder if this election will come down to another electoral vote vs. popular vote debate? Anyone see it as being that close?

 

[Bowmaster]

I really don't think ANY poll matters until October. That's when things start to finallize.

 

[MAW1082]

Anybody who can think for themself should be able to see that Bush has done about the same quality job as a fourth grader would do as president.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: MonstaThrilla
Looks like America is on a trend of being more and more polarized in recent decades. I wonder what this could be attributed to. I would assume an increasingly diverse and widespread media...

I'd say Clinton's fiascos pushed some further to the right and then Bush's complete and utter failures as a President with an administration full of secretive and deceptive people have push others more to the left.

People who vote for candidates based on issues, like myself, see neither party as any kind of solution.