Bush Approval Rating Falls to 28%, Lowest Level So Far, in Harris Poll

[seafan]

In today's Wall Street Journal:

President Bush's approval rating slipped to new lows in the most recent Harris Interactive survey, but he's not alone: For the first time since the series began, all of the political figures and institutions included in the survey have negative performance ratings.

Of the 1,001 American adults polled online April 20-23, only 28% had a positive view of Mr. Bush's job performance, down from 32% in February and from a high of 88% in the aftermath of the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The current rating is his weakest showing since his inauguration.

(Subscription needed, but the abstract tells the tale!)



And more from the WSJ, thanks to The Moderate Voice:

Not good news for Bush. But the poll shows that some others are facing slippage as well:

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice garnered the approval of 45% of those surveyed, down from 46% in February, and approval of Defense Secretary Robert Gates slid to 29% in the latest poll, from 32% in February.

Among other individuals included in the poll, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) saw her approval rating fall to 30% in April from 38% in February, shortly after her swearing-in as the first female House speaker. Approval for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) slipped to 22%, from 23% in February but up from 19% a year ago.

This will likely be a key point from Bush’s supporters on radio and cable talk shows. But a President is generally expected to have more than 28 percent approval rating since he needs clout to enact programs and aggregate interest to build support for policies. Generally. But GWB seems to be marching to a far different political drummer, where coalitions and support beyond his own party’s political base are not on the front burner.

Congress should not jump for joy, either:

Those polled gave Congress an approval rating of 27%, with the Democrats as a group pulling in 35% approval, compared with 22% for Republicans.

OVERALL:
# Bush’s slide continues.
# It’s hard to see how he gathers more support. It seems he is stuck in a defensive and holding pattern administration.
# The Democrats are still in better shape than Bush and the cancer eating away at Bush’s administration is a credibility problem that can be seen on many fronts. Unless this is stemmed or turned around, the polls will likely continue heading southward.

[YOY]

1. Maybe that's what Laura's 'suffering' is all about

n/t

[TwilightGardener]

2. 88% approval ratings after 9/11! I was one of the "Twelve Percenters"!

[Botany]

4. I supported bush then because it was the right thing to do ....

... by December when they let bin Laden get away I was done
w/ him.

[TwilightGardener]

6. Admitting it is the first step to a cure, LOL!

[Botany]

9. I supported the office as Commandeer in Chief not the man.

In a matter of weeks bush had burned that support.

[Kolesar]

8. So, he lost two thirds of the people who supported him after 9/11

88% / 3 => 29%

[RaleighNCDUer]

18. Proud to say I was, too.

"If he was an idiot yesterday, how does what happened change that?"

[saracat]

3. And not low enough yet ,apparently! What does it take for Bush to resign?

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

5. What were the other political figures and institutions?

Were they referring to exclusively Republicans or to the House and Senate and key Democrats? If so, the survey shows a disgust with government in general.

[seafan]

7. See the edit in the OP for additional info..... all I can find so far. n/t

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

17. Thanks for taking the trouble to find this!

I fear that the neocons are banking on the American public's total disgust with the political process--because that means fewer will vote and try and change things.

[magellan]

10. The numbers for Congress are interesting

That the Dems are slipping along with the Repugs suggests that there's something about the criminal, delusional Right that the public don't see the Dems fixing. Quelle surprise.

[bdamomma]

11. humpty dumpty had a great fall!!

let's keep him down.

[npincus]

12. 28% was 41's lowest (Gallup)... it will positively gall Chimpy

to go lower than his father... let's keep our fingers and toes crossed.

[Blackhatjack]

13. 28% likely is generous indeed (Cheney probably has real numbers in single digits)

I trust Harry Reid not to lie to us -- (Not going to get in a fight with someone who has a 9% approval rating --Cheney)

[myrna minx]

14. Hermes, break out the limbo stick!

How low can you go!

[WiseButAngrySara]

15. I simply can't believe that 28% have faith in The Decider!

Weren't his numbers in the high teens recently?

[xultar]

16. Fuck that. His is 1/2 that @ 14%. These asshats are lying through their teeth.