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Bush is MORE OUT OF STEP THAN EVER with the American Public
NOTE that these figures are much worse than they appear at first blush, which is because they are skewed by the Republican response that is mostly the reverse of the percentages, i.e.;
”Republicans are still largely supportive of Bush -- 78% approve of him in the latest poll. But fewer than one in four independents (23%) and 1 in 10 Democrats (7%) approve.”
Joseph Sarandos
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http://www.GallupPoll.com/content/default.aspx?ci=26413
February 06, 2007
Bush Approval Dips to 32%
Lowest approval rating since last May
by Jeffrey M. Jones
GALLUP NEWS SERVICE
PRINCETON, NJ -- A new Gallup Poll finds George W. Bush with a 32% approval rating. That is down slightly from his readings in January, and is within one point of the low rating of his entire administration. More Americans disapprove than approve of his handling of seven different issues tested in the poll; he is rated most positively on terrorism and the economy. Bush's approval ratings on foreign affairs, the situation in Iraq, and immigration are the lowest of his administration.
Approval Rating Down
In three January polls, an average of 36% of Americans approved of Bush's performance as president. The Feb. 1-4 poll, the first Gallup Poll conducted after his State of the Union address, now finds 32% of Americans approving of Bush and 65% disapproving. The new approval rating nearly matches the low for his administration, 31% in May 2006, and the 65% disapproval rating ties his highest negative rating, from that same May poll.
Bush has not had an approval rating above 40% since last September, and has not been above 50% in any Gallup Poll in nearly two full years (March 2005).
Republicans are still largely supportive of Bush -- 78% approve of him in the latest poll. But fewer than one in four independents (23%) and 1 in 10 Democrats (7%) approve. Bush's approval rating among Democrats has been below 10% in every Gallup Poll since mid-October 2006. By comparison, Gallup never recorded a sub-10% approval rating for Bill Clinton among Republicans. His lowest support among the opposition party's supporters was 13% during the late summer and fall of 1994.
Bush on the Issues
In addition to measuring his overall job approval rating, the poll also asked the public to assess Bush's performance on seven specific issues. The ratings range from a high of 46% approval on terrorism to a low of 25% on immigration.
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling -- [RANDOM ORDER]?
2007 Feb 1-4
Terrorism
46 % Approve
52 % Disapprove
The economy
41 % Approve
56 % Disapprove
Overall job approval
32 % Approve
65 % Disapprove
Foreign affairs
31 % Approve
65 % Disapprove
Energy policy
30 % Approve
62 % Disapprove
Healthcare policy
28 % Approve
66 % Disapprove
The situation in Iraq
26 % Approve
72 % Disapprove
Immigration
25 % Approve
70 % Disapprove
Terrorism and the economy are the two issues on which Bush's approval ratings exceed his overall job rating. Bush's economic approval rating is down slightly from a pair of 45% ratings in early January. His terrorism rating is holding steady over the last month.
At 26%, approval of Bush on Iraq is the lowest of his administration, matching his rating from a Jan. 5-7 poll. The trend on this measure indicates no improvement in the public's assessment of Bush's handling of this issue, despite his recent attempts to explain to Americans his new policies on Iraq.
Bush's 25% approval rating on immigration also equals the low of his term (from January 2006). The 31% approval rating on foreign affairs sets a new low for Bush; the previous low of 33% came in April 2006. Bush's foreign affairs approval rating is also down slightly from 36% last month.
Bush's ratings on energy (30%) and healthcare policy (28%) are also weak, but he has received worse ratings on these issues at other points in his administration. Specifically, just 22% approved of Bush's handling of energy last spring when gas prices were spiking, and 27% approved of Bush's handling of healthcare in a February 2006 poll.
Survey Methods
These results are based on telephone interviews with a randomly selected national sample of 1,007 adults, aged 18 and older, conducted Feb. 1-4, 2007. For results based on this sample, one can say with 95% confidence that the maximum error attributable to sampling and other random effects is ±3 percentage points. In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.
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Cross-reference:
"70 Percent of Americans DISAPPROVE of President Bush," http://com3.runboard.com/btheowlsnest.f1.t19
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