How low will he go? 34% (Harris) and falling.

[MoonRiver]

:woohoo::D

The latest Harris Poll finds that President Bush’s positive job rating has continued to fall, touching another new low for his presidency at 34 percent. This compares with his positive ratings of fully 88 percent after 9/11, 65 percent in November 2002, 50 percent at the end of 2003, 50 percent in November 2004, 45 percent in June of this year, and 40 percent in August.

President Bush’s positive ratings, now, compare unfavorably with those of three of the last four two-term presidents at a comparable time in their fifth year in office. In November (or the nearest month to it when the Harris Poll measured it) of their fifth year, their positive ratings, Presidents Johnson (67%), Reagan (66%) and Clinton (58%) all enjoyed the support of substantial majorities. President Nixon however (29%) was significantly less popular than President Bush is now.

These are results from the latest Harris Poll conducted by telephone within the United States between November 8 and 13, 2005 among a nationwide cross section of 1,011 adults (aged 18 and over).


http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=613

[benburch]

1. The nutcase/fundy/militia/klansman core of the GOP is about 25%...

So he has another 9 points to go.

[catmandu57]

9. I"ve always understood it to be 33%

That would stand up for the idiot* while he raped a small boy or large animal on the whitehouse lawn. He's getting to the point though, that if he falls much lower the collapse will be sudden, what happens after that I don't know.
It's kind of scary we're heading into uncharted water, we have nixon to compare to, but, this whole bunch is dirty, where the scandal stops who knows.

[benburch]

15. I am excluding the sincere hardcore conservatives.

Those people eventually will drop out of the "core" as they are seeing that W is not one of them.

[Hyernel]

17. The Klanish Kore of Bush's support will fall away too.

But for different reasons. For the hateful, they will begin to disapprove of Bush because he has become less effective....not because they disagree with him.

The radical extremist right will only go looking for someone even more heinous.

[Presidentcokedupfratboy]

2. 34%????????

Pretty soon, we'll start comparing his approval numbers with the temperature back East this winter......

[MN ChimpH8R]

3. If Chimpy and DicKKK keep talking

* should be unwrapping a 30% approval rating by Xmas.

[MoonRiver]

7. Happy X-MAS Mr. pResident.

And may your New Year bring much more of the same! :D

[prescole]

4. Downpresser man, where you gonna run to? --Peter Tosh nt

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

5. Bet he beats Nixon's record soon

He will if the American people keep waking up and smell the garbage he's strewn around.

[VaYallaDawg]

6. Pretty soon it'll be approaching his blood alcohol level.

[Crankie Avalon]

8. Cheney's response: "IT'S A MANDATE!!!"

:hide:

[jayfish]

10. Whadya Talking About. Bush Found His "Floor" A Month And A Half Ago.

:rofl:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9553533/site/newsweek/

Oct. 1, 2005 - It had to happen. Just as a declining stock finds its “floor,” the point where the faith of hard-core supporters buttresses the price from falling any farther, President George W. Bush had to find his. And the new NEWSWEEK poll suggests he has.

:rofl:

Jay

[jackstraw45]

11. "President Nixon however (29%) was significantly less popular" HUH?

34% Bush v 29% Nixon with a +/- 3% Margin of Error

Looks about the SAME to me.

[Stephanie]

12. So we just need to shave off another 7 points

Maybe when the public learns the truth about 9/11 and the Secret Energy Panel Task Force and Ohio and PBS and the new Abu Ghraib photos and - well that's probably enough to sink him below Nixon.

[WI_DEM]

13. the floor is around 19% which is where Cheney is

those are the core supporters.

[ThomWV]

16. You Don't Think It Can Go Lower?

I do.

Let me ask you this - how many people today support Agnew's Vice Presidency? Zero, that's how many. Give it time .....

[Javaman]

14. morons* an ambitious guy, I think he has the ability to easily hit 29% nt

[MoonRiver]

18. How far is it from a snake's belly to the ground?

That's how low the sob can go. imho.

[jazzjunkysue]

19. He's not in full tilt crookville, yet. Nixon bottomed out 10 below this.

Lowest lows for Presidents:

Ford: 37, (Pardons)
Johnson 35, (Viet nam)
Reagan 35, (Iran Contra)
H Bush 32,
Nixon 24, (Watergate)
Carter 21 (Recession)

http://www.theamericanpresidency.us/approval.htm

Until Costo runs out of popcorn, I say, let's keep Rove and Cheney out there railing against the chimp and see if we can't beat the Carter 21.

[TahitiNut]

20. B*sh - Nixon - Clinton comparison chart (courtesy of pollkatz)

[SoCalDem]

21. If a ship (of fools) sinks in the ocean, does it make a sound?

:)