Bush's Approval Rating Drops Sharply

[gulliver]

Public Increasingly Concerned About Casualties in Iraq

By Richard Morin and Claudia Deane
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, July 11, 2003; 6:30 PM

Public support for President Bush has dropped sharply amid growing concerns about mounting U.S. military casualties and doubts whether the war with Iraq was worth fighting, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Bush's overall job approval rating dropped to 59 percent, down nine points in the past 18 days. That decline exactly mirrored the slide in public support for Bush's handling of the situation in Iraq, which now stands at 58 percent.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44786-2003Jul11.html?nav=hptop_tb

[JohnKleeb]

1. man I think I am gonna get a nice birthday present

Shrub below 50% Yay Thanks Shrub but I still hate you.

[diplomats]

2. My God!

This is amazing. Keep in mind, the ABC/Washington Post polls run very high, so he's probably in the mid-50s at best. Check out this graph too see what I mean:

[chenGOD]

25. That graph is outstanding.

You can see the spike at 9/11 then the steady decline as bush just keeps fucking it up. Then another (albeit slightly smaller) spike at the start of the Iraqi "war", and the steady decline.

Interesting to note that before 9/11 bush's support was not very high. Makes one wonder...LIHOP?

[canuck]

27. What a very cool graph.

excellent!
Thanks for posting this.

[PurityOfEssence]

3. Hysterical post

Resonant joy with blythe, chipper hatred of the despicable. Tee hee hee

[diplomats]

5. Check out this piece of info in the article

The poll found that the failure to locate weapons of mass destruction in Iraq has sharply divided the country. Fifty percent said Bush intentionally exaggerated evidence suggesting Iraq had such weapons, while nearly as many--46 percent--disagreed.

HALF think he intentionally exaggerated the intelligence. We're not a minority anymore, guys!

[JohnKleeb]

9. horray diplomats

party at my house lol. We'll be a loud majority by the end of the year,

[diplomats]

10. Yep!

I'm beginning to really feel optimistic for the first time in a long time.

[Dhalgren]

29. Yeah, it said 46% "disagreed".

So what do those 46% think, that he was just stupid, or clueless, or a bonehead? I mean he either lied or was a dupe himself - either way sucks for the Emperor. })

[jamesinca]

32. Pick up the 4% of undecided and we have a route going on

A 54% to 46% case of red ass. As this gets more legs and I am hoping that the Bev Harris voting scandal comes to light soon and Howard Dean keeps pushing the issues this will be more than a 54-46 case of the spanked red ass. I am honestly thinking a 70-30 ass whipping come election time.

[JohnKleeb]

8. its the 24th btw

If it gets to be like that, Bush will get a Coors pack from me thanking him and encouraging him "these always help me when I am down"

[AnnabelLee]

12. Me, too

Right around the beginning of October the ratbastard should really be tanking.:evilgrin:

[canuck]

28. Unless?

See graph ^^

[grytpype]

15. When's your birthday? n/t

Sorry, should have read all the way down before posting.

Below 50% by July 24th. It could happen.

[Pikku]

26. Could a pattern be forming?

Every time the numbers approach 50%, "something" seems to happen.

We're getting close to 50% again, folks.

[MoonAndSun]

4. And it will continue to slide as this Niger issue gets played out

and there is so much more coming in the next week or two, the Sept. 11 Commission findings!

[Sliverofhope]

24. Speaking of that

are the transcripts at http://www.9-11commission.gov/archive/index.htm new information or old stuff? Has anyone looked through them yet for damning stuff?

[Gman]

6. If it gets much lower, planes will start flying into buildings again

At the very least, we'll get a few orange alerts and Ashcroft in a press conference describing some dire threat. No specific and always unsubstantiated facts, but dire threat nonetheless.

[Nottingham]

7. How does it feel America to Go to War on Wrong Intelligence& MisINFO

Americans must feel good!!


or they must be getting MAD :bounce:

[0007]

11. Americans are getting a wake up call!

Just watch & see how FOX News & CNN & MSNBC play these coming stories.

It's gonna get right down nasty.

[theodoliticus]

20. Price tag is an eye opener.

Another thing catching peoples attention is the $3,500,000,000.00 per month price tag. Why are we spending all this money when the war wasn't even necessary and them I-Raqis are shooting our boys. Whose ideas was this again ?

[bvar22]

30. Actually, Rummy put the cost @ 3.9Billion....

...for Iraq; and another .95Billion for Afghanistan.
Lets call it an even $5Billion/month for bush/republican lies and incompetence.
The costs admitted by Rummy cover ONLY the Pentagon up front costs for the unnecessary wars.

[I AM SPARTACUS]

13. it's that pesky trail of dead bodies that Smirko leaves in his wake...

[unfrigginreal]

14. Check out the Strongly Disapprove numbers...

they're even higher than they were pre-9/11.

[diplomats]

18. And his strongly approve number is just 35 percent

Barely a third. Not so impressive for a "popular wartime president," huh?

[MUAD_DIB]

16. Poor Chimpy

He really is a sad failure of a frat boy.


I feel sorry for the poor freepers that will follow him to the gallows.

[Maccagirl]

17. Don't feel sorry for the freepers

They follow to the gallows willfully and willinging and with complete malice in their nasty hearts. Follow the leaders Freeps!! Good riddence.

[saigon68]

19. I don't feel sorry for those Bastards N/T

[demgrrrll]

21. And Tenet as the Hail Mary pass.....won't help him long term n/t.

.

[RoadRunner]

22. buck fush and ...

the rosre he hode in on

[Pallas180]

23. How can you say these things? God told him to strike Iraq & Osama

The question is, who does he think God is:

Poppy, Rumsfeld, or Cheney?

[tlb]

31. And suddenly everyone believes in polls again..

( sigh ) :)