Bush's Ratings Still Sink Over War, Court (AP/Ipsos 37% )

[Mark E. Smith]

Presdient Bush's job approval has fallen to the lowest point of his presidency amid worries over the Iraq war, a fumbled Supreme Court nomination, the indictment of one White House aide and uncertainty about another.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051103/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_ap_poll

Another day, another bunch of "lowest ever for this poll..."

[SammyBlue]

1. Dupe

www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=5258637&mesg_id=5258637

[sabra]

2. oops delete dupe

[DeepModem Mom]

3. NYT/AP: Bush's Ratings Still Sink Over War, Court (AP-Ipsos poll, 37%)

Bush's Ratings Still Sink Over War, Court
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: November 3, 2005
Filed at 11:22 p.m. ET


WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush's job approval has fallen to the lowest level of his presidency amid worries over the Iraq war, a fumbled Supreme Court nomination, the indictment of one White House aide and uncertainty about another....

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A new AP-Ipsos poll found Bush's approval rating was at 37 percent, compared with 39 percent a month ago. About 59 percent of those surveyed said they disapproved.

The intensity of disapproval is the strongest to date, with 42 percent now saying they ''strongly disapprove'' of how Bush is handling his job -- twice as many as the 20 percent who said they ''strongly approve.''...

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In the AP-Ipsos poll, nearly one in five Republicans disapproved of Bush's handling of his job, compared with nearly nine in ten Democrats. Nearly seven in ten independents disapproved.

The president has lost support from some key groups of constituents over the past year. He's dropped 16 points in his approval rating with men in that time, 18 points with people who have a high school education or less, 16 points among Southerners and 13 points among Republicans....


http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Bush-AP-Poll.html

[Arugula Latte]

4. Bush Public Support at Lowest Level Yet (37 percent approval in AP-Ipsos)

WASHINGTON - President Bush's public support has eroded to its lowest level yet, with the Iraq war dragging on, a top White House aide facing felony charges and the White House rushing to replace a failed Supreme Court nominee.

Concerned that the president has lost his footing, some Republicans have suggested Bush should shake up his staff.

A new AP-Ipsos poll found the president's approval rating was at 37 percent, compared with 39 percent a month ago. About 59 percent of those surveyed said they disapproved.

The intensity of disapproval is the strongest to date, with 42 percent now saying they "strongly disapprove" of how Bush is handling his job _ twice as many as the 20 percent who said they "strongly approve."

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http://www.comcast.net/news/index.jsp?cat=GENERAL&fn=/2005/11/04/257126.html

[yellowcanine]

5. I won't be satisfied until he is at Nixonian or Ohio Taft levels. Low 20s

or less.

[Rainscents]

6. Depend on the poll... CBS poll had him 35%

[central scrutinizer]

7. the strongly disapprove number is most important

anger is a powerful motivator for political action.

[speedingbullet]

8. Decimal Point?

I'm borrowing from "Get Your War On" but shouldn't his approval rating have a decimal point in them? as in .37%

[Barrett808]

9. "Iraqi elections and an improving economy should help him bounce back"

Right, Mr. Winston. You just keep whistling past that graveyard.