Only 29% think the president is doing an “excellent or pretty good job,” according to a new Harris Interactive poll.
Wall Street Journal Online:
President Bush’s approval rating has fallen to its lowest mark of his presidency, according to a new Harris Interactive poll.
Of 1,003 U.S. adults surveyed in a telephone poll, 29% think Mr. Bush is doing an “excellent or pretty good” job as president, down from 35% in April and significantly lower than 43% in January. It compares with 71% of Americans who said Mr. Bush is doing an “only fair or poor” job, up from 63% in April.
Meanwhile, approval ratings for Congress are also sliding, as 18% of Americans say Congress is doing an “excellent or pretty good job,” compared with 80% who say Congress is doing an “only fair or poor” job. In February, 25% of Americans gave Congress a positive rating and 71% gave a negative rating.
By albiegf13, May 12, 2006 at 5:53 pm #
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What I don’t understand about the polls is the questions and how they are phrased.. I mean how can anyone in their right mind (29%) say that Bush is doing a pretty good job, or even worse and exellent job…? If you ask me that’s huge, I mean it’s really great news for the President… If I heard that, say 3% of those polled replied that the President is doing a pretty good job, I would think that the President should be very happy with that number. I think that the President should be happy that he hasn’t gotten a spanking from his father. If he was my son I’d give him a good spanking… I mean, I would really tan his ass…
By George S Semsel, May 12, 2006 at 5:37 pm #
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Given what we have known for some time, isn’t it time our elected officials took action? Does no one up there see what’s happening? Has everyone sold out?
By Hilary Tate, May 13, 2006 at 5:17 am #
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A quick review of President Bush’s achievements:
An illegal invasion of two sovreign countries (Iraq and Afghanistan)
The illegal abduction of foreign nationals from foreign soil
State-sponsered torture of those same nationals
The incarceration of unnamed ‘suspected terrorists’ for an unlimited time, without access to legal representation
The operation of secret prisons
The bombing of civilians with phosphorous bombs
The illegal domestic spying issue
and so on, and so on.
Remind me again why President Nixon was impeached.
Report thisBy Quy Tran, May 12, 2006 at 9:34 pm #
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Bush’s rating will surely fall below ZERO if he kept rolling himself on this actual path.
Report thisBy albiegf13, May 12, 2006 at 5:53 pm #
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What I don’t understand about the polls is the questions and how they are phrased.. I mean how can anyone in their right mind (29%) say that Bush is doing a pretty good job, or even worse and exellent job…? If you ask me that’s huge, I mean it’s really great news for the President… If I heard that, say 3% of those polled replied that the President is doing a pretty good job, I would think that the President should be very happy with that number. I think that the President should be happy that he hasn’t gotten a spanking from his father. If he was my son I’d give him a good spanking… I mean, I would really tan his ass…
Report thisBy George S Semsel, May 12, 2006 at 5:37 pm #
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Given what we have known for some time, isn’t it time our elected officials took action? Does no one up there see what’s happening? Has everyone sold out?
Report thisBy Ernest, May 12, 2006 at 4:51 pm #
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71% think Bush is doing a fair to poor job? How many for lousy, abominable, ghastly?
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