approval rating

Bush’s Job Approval Rating at All Time Low

Apr 7, 2006
Only 36% of the public approves of Bush's performance, according to an Ap-Ipsos poll released Friday. The GOP-led Congress fared even worse, with an approval rating of only 30%. Nixon's numbers were in the high 20s during the Watergate scandal. What's the magic number for regime change?
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34%

Feb 28, 2006
In the last 30 years, only a Watergate-stained Nixon had a worse approval rating than Bush's current level of 34% Of course, CBS' polling methodology has its critics on the right.