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New Poll: 60% Disapprove of Bush's Performance

By Jeralyn, Section Other Politics
Posted on Mon Mar 13, 2006 at 02:31:46 PM EST
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A new CNN-Gallup poll was released this afternoon.

The latest results show only 36% of those polled saying they "approve" of the way Bush is handling his job. Bush's previous low was 37%, set last November.

Sixty percent of those polled said they "disapprove" of Bush's performance. That matches an all-time worst rating hit last November and again two weeks ago.

Democrats now have their larges advantage since 1992. By 55% to 39%, the respondents favored Democrats over Republicans. Let's hope this time the Dems can take advantage of it.

More findings: It's the war in Iraq that has people most dissatisfied.

57% said sending U.S. troops to Iraq was a mistake -- up from 55% two weeks earlier and the highest reading since a 59% result last October.....Asked two years ago if they were "certain that the U.S. will win" the war with Iraq, 79% of those polled said yes. The answer last weekend: 22%.

The other side of that question has turned sharply as well. Two years ago, just 1% of those polled thought it was unlikely or certain that the U.S. would not win the war with Iraq. The latest result: 41%.

By 48 to 40%, respoondents said Democrats would do a better job of handling the situation in Iraq. Preference for Republican handling of terrorism is only at 4 points....45% to 41%.

Interestingly, the economy did not hurt Bush here as 59% thought it is doing okay or better, up from a year ago.

[hat tip Patriot Daily.]

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    New Poll: 60% Disapprove of Bush's Performance | 14 comments (14 topical)
    Re: New Poll: 60% Disapprove of Bush's Performance (none / 0) (#1)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Mon Mar 13, 2006 at 03:02:39 PM EST
    To paraphrase Helen Seinfeld, "How could anybody not like him?!" Let me count the ways.

    Re: New Poll: 60% Disapprove of Bush's Performance (none / 0) (#2)
    by TomStewart on Mon Mar 13, 2006 at 03:03:44 PM EST
    No, no. Frist says the country is solidly behind this president, so this poll must be more liberal propaganda. Oh, and if the NSA is reading, contact me about where to send my check.

    Re: New Poll: 60% Disapprove of Bush's Performance (none / 0) (#3)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Mon Mar 13, 2006 at 03:30:16 PM EST
    Democrats now have their larges advantage since 1992. By 55% to 39%, the respondents favored Democrats over Republicans. Let's hope this time the Dems can take advantage of it. I hate to be a self-hating Dem, but I am not all that optimistic about this. Too many scaredy cats in our party that are afraid of leading, and afraid of losing their office.

    Re: New Poll: 60% Disapprove of Bush's Performance (none / 0) (#4)
    by Sailor on Mon Mar 13, 2006 at 03:34:53 PM EST
    ahh, can't wait to hear the next refrain: bush doesn't read polls; the poll is biased; (and my personal favorite): it's the media's fault!

    Re: New Poll: 60% Disapprove of Bush's Performance (none / 0) (#5)
    by jondee on Mon Mar 13, 2006 at 03:43:39 PM EST
    This is the same Bush that was being compared by his fair weather wingnut friends to FDR and Lincoln during the election run-up.Now theyre all donning drag and jumping in the lifeboats.

    Re: New Poll: 60% Disapprove of Bush's Performance (none / 0) (#6)
    by Edger on Mon Mar 13, 2006 at 03:46:15 PM EST
    I'm going to start supporting him just so I have someone left to pick on. What???!! Oh, sorry. I must have dozed off there for a second.

    Re: New Poll: 60% Disapprove of Bush's Performance (none / 0) (#7)
    by desertswine on Mon Mar 13, 2006 at 03:57:30 PM EST
    This is the same Bush that was being compared by his fair weather wingnut friends to FDR and Lincoln during the election run-up
    Yes, yes, the very same Lincoln that still comes to his assistance even today.

    Re: New Poll: 60% Disapprove of Bush's Performance (none / 0) (#8)
    by John Mann on Mon Mar 13, 2006 at 04:55:57 PM EST
    It's hard to believe that only 60% of respondents disapprove of Mr. Bush. Was this a Republican-only poll?

    Re: New Poll: 60% Disapprove of Bush's Performance (none / 0) (#9)
    by Edger on Mon Mar 13, 2006 at 05:19:56 PM EST
    Great find, desertswine. :-)

    Re: New Poll: 60% Disapprove of Bush's Performance (none / 0) (#10)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Mon Mar 13, 2006 at 06:24:42 PM EST
    Let's play hardball! "Norah O'Donnell, you've seen this new polling data. Tell me what they're saying over at the White House. Nobody is more plugged in than you are." "Chris, The Genius, Karl Rove, is still confident that the Country is solidly behind the President and that the Democrats lack the courage to take on a popular President in an election year." "That's solid analysis, Norah. I see you nodding your head in agreement, Kate O'Beirne. You must like the sound of that...." Boy, that Elvis really knew how to watch TV.

    Re: New Poll: 60% Disapprove of Bush's Performance (none / 0) (#11)
    by HK on Tue Mar 14, 2006 at 01:48:17 AM EST
    This poll is excellent news. The only thing that could go wrong now is that come election time, the votes are counted by someone who can't actually count. But that could never happen...

    Re: New Poll: 60% Disapprove of Bush's Performance (none / 0) (#12)
    by Jlvngstn on Tue Mar 14, 2006 at 11:26:36 AM EST
    57% say that sending troops to Iraq was a mistake. Flip floppers. Why the change? Did they think the war would be easy and cheap? I think it is cowardly to say, "it was the wrong decision" now whilst 3 years ago many were screaming for Iraqi blood based on their lack of knowledge or interest in determining Iraq's complicity. Many of us said all along it was the wrong decision. But I do not find many peers with me in agreement that we should honor Colin Powells initial assessment of staying until we have fixed what we broke.

    Re: New Poll: 60% Disapprove of Bush's Performance (none / 0) (#13)
    by Sailor on Tue Mar 14, 2006 at 05:45:29 PM EST
    Jlvngstn - "Did they think the war would be easy and cheap?" Yes, they did. they were told over and over that the war would last 'weeks, not months' and would 'pay for itself'. I'm a bit loose on the quotes, (which is why the single, not double quotes), and I can dig up the links if you want. But you know this. You've known it all along, but the American people are just now getting it. Personally, I blame corporate media for all their cheerleading on page 1 and facts, if reported at all, on page A14.

    Re: New Poll: 60% Disapprove of Bush's Performance (none / 0) (#14)
    by Jlvngstn on Wed Mar 15, 2006 at 06:15:44 AM EST
    So how is it Sailor that some of us got it right? Were the opinions of others suppressed? Were the writings of those of against the war hidden and not allowed to the general public? I am all for allocating blame to the media for their complicity, but as I recall many democrats were voting for this war. And as I recall, many democratic voters were against it. If there is a sizable portion of your party against the war and you voted for it, you are either exaggerating the number of people in your party that are against the war or demonstrating a complete disregard for those that support you via elections. An argument can be made for the "greeting us flowers for liberation" but where were the democrats during those times? Where are and were the fiscally conservative right through this entire ordeal? Colin Powell said it best, if you break it, you must fix it. If the American people are so stupid that they cannot comprehend stabilizing a situation that they destabilized, why on earth should a politician listen to them in the first place? Two wrongs do not make a right, and leaving iraq in a serious state of instability equals a wrong to me. We need to pay the price for our decision and if that means more money and more lost lives then so be it.

    New Poll: 60% Disapprove of Bush's Performance | 14 comments (14 topical)