Bush Approval Lowest Ever

[rpm]

From the Chicago Sun-Times:

WASHINGTON -- President Bush's job approval has dipped to 49 percent in an NBC-Wall Street Journal poll, the lowest level of his presidency in that poll.

The poll results reported on NBC's ''Nightly News'' are close to the 50 percent job approval in a CNN-USA Today-Gallup poll out Monday. Some other polls still have the president in the mid-50s.

While 49 percent approved in the NBC-WSJ poll, 45 percent disapproved. More than half, 52 percent, disapprove of Bush's handling of the economy. Six in 10 approve of his handling of the campaign against terror, but that is his lowest rating since the question was first asked in April 2002.

The poll of 1,007 adults was taken Sept. 20-22 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

From Reuters:

Bush's Approval Rating Down, Clark Rises in Poll  
 Tuesday, September 23, 2003 8:58 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush's approval rating dropped to the lowest level of his presidency according to a poll released on Monday, which shows him running slightly behind Democratic presidential candidate retired Gen. Wesley Clark.

Bush's job approval rating slipped to 50 percent in the CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll of more than 1,000 Americans -- down from 60 percent in August and 71 percent in March.

Clark, the former NATO commander who joined the field of Democratic presidential contenders last week, led Bush 48 percent to 46 percent among those polled.

Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry and Clark were both narrowly ahead of the president, according to the poll of registered voters,.

Three other candidates in the group of 10 Democrats vying for the president's job -- former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri and Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut -- were close to Bush in the poll.

The survey indicates Bush's job performance rating declined as questions about the U.S. effort in Iraq rose. It found that Americans were split over whether Iraq was worth going to war over. A month ago, 63 percent held the view that it was.

In the latest poll, nearly 90 percent said they do not think that the war is over, up from the 58 percent in May, after Bush declared that major combat had ended.

The telephone poll of 1,003 people was conducted Sept. 19-21 and has a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points.

[Ripsnort]

Consider that Nixon had an approval rating in 1971 of only 49% and won in 1972....considering that Reagan had an approval rating of 47% in 1983 and won in 1984, considering that Bush Sr. had an approval rating of 68% in 1991 but lost in 1992, do you think that approval ratings a year in advance have anything to do with the chances of re-election?

[LePaul]

Typical level for a first term president running for re election

When the Dem's thin out after their primary...and who knows, put forth someone like Leiberman (Anyone else notice he sounds like that cartoon dog "Droopy")....and watch it bounce back up

The numbers will mean more next summer when the race shapes up.

Right now, if it werent for a slow news week...who'd care?

[Udie]

wasn't Klinton at 43% in '95?  Oh wait,  no that's what he won with in '96

[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by Udie
wasn't Klinton at 43% in '95?  Oh wait,  no that's what he won with in '96

I'm pretty sure his was low, though. Something like 47% a year in advance of the election.

My info was off KIRO Radio on the drive home yesterday, they mentioned Clintons rating too but I've all but tried to forget that 8 years.

[lord dolf vader]

the majority of the people in the u.s. according to the poll.


ya know the ones that never wanted the charming fellow in the first place.

[ra]

It's spelled 'evar'.

[Udie]

Originally posted by lord dolf vader
the majority of the people in the u.s. according to the poll.


ya know the ones that never wanted the charming fellow in the first place.

what NY and LA?  presidents aren't decided by the population centers.  Don't like the way your state casts it's vote?  Call your state legislature and have them change it,  they are the ones who decide who votes and how the vote goes for President.

[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by lord dolf vader
the majority of the people in the u.s. according to the poll.


ya know the ones that never wanted the charming fellow in the first place.

Oh? Then explain the highest-ever poll rating of ANY president for 30 days (90 something %) in 2001-2002.  I guess they were just joking, right?

[midnight Target]

49%

Thats only 12% below Clintons approval rating AFTER the Impeachment.

[Martlet]

No one asked me if I approved.  I'm voting for him.

[Erlkonig]

[Sandman]

Originally posted by Ripsnort
Consider that Nixon had an approval rating in 1971 of only 49% and won in 1972....considering that Reagan had an approval rating of 47% in 1983 and won in 1984, considering that Bush Sr. had an approval rating of 68% in 1991 but lost in 1992, do you think that approval ratings a year in advance have anything to do with the chances of re-election?

You keep holding on to that thought...

[Sandman]

Originally posted by midnight Target
49%

Thats only 12% below Clintons approval rating AFTER the Impeachment.

 

[Erlkonig]

The obvious difference between Dubya and Reagan is that Dubya's numbers are steadily plummeting, nearly matching that of his father at the same point into his term.  And hardly a situation one looking to win re-election would want to be in.  The other issue about Dubya's declining approval is that it only goes up when he declares a war, his domestic program being such a huge failure and all.  It's not showing any signs of bottoming out.