Bush's approval ratings hit new low (CNN)

[deminks]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060424/pl_nm/bush_poll_dc

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush's approval rating fell to 32 percent, a new low for his presidency, a CNN poll showed on Monday.

The survey showed that 60 percent of Americans disapprove of the way Bush is handling his job.

[BillZBubb]

1. Limbo lower Dumbya!

How low can you go? Well, you're gonna keep falling until gasoline prices start falling.

[TechBear_Seattle]

3. We must NOT ask *: How low can you(r poll numbers) go.

Inevitably, such questions are answered, and never to our delight. :cry:

[CatWoman]

21. tally my banana

:)

[calimary]

2. Holy CRAP! Thirty-TWO percent? That's lower than the Pox "news" poll.

Thirty-TWO percent? That IS getting low. My husband keeps saying this isn't the bottom - that it's gonna keep dropping til he's in the 20's. Hopefully! But this is getting pretty low. ESPECIALLY if that's CNN/USA Today/Gallup.

[DanCa]

4. They have to be tacking on five percent to that number.

People still can't be that stupid after all this time can they?

[arewenotdemo]

43. Yes they can

And I'm ashamed to admit I've got a family-full of Bushbots that are probably still proud to call him pResident.

[jedicord]

5. But... but... but... he's bottomed out!

Ain't that what the Repubs have been saying for a year and a half?

:sarcasm:

[gizmo1979]

8. They said anything under 36 is eating

into his base.

[Dulcinea]

46. "The base" has to buy gas too.

EVERYONE is getting hit at the pump, including the haves, have-mores, & wannabes who think they'll become rich one day & therefore support Boy George.

OK, the Prez doesn't have much to do with economic issues, & should have low poll numbers for being a crappy leader rather than high gas prices, but I'll take it where I can get it.

[adarling]

9. loved the post earlier that captured the moments

of the "bottoming out" statements.

[Vidar]

6. lovely limbo beat

[stray cat]

7. Good thing Bush doesn't look at polls

Saracasm - we all know otherwise.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

10. A few stump speeches about the strong economy oughta help.

I suspect it's only a matter of time before Bush approaches makeover maven Josh Bolten with the magic words "And Boltie, yer doin' a HECK of a job."

Bolten had better add a few more points to his five-point plan.

Can The New Sheriff Tame The West Wing? Josh Bolten started by shaking up the staff. Next comes a five-point White House "recovery plan"



:rofl:

[AuntiBush]

19. Sounds like an AA Meeting...

"5 step recover plan" that is. Yup, he's in the :hurts:

[Fluffdaddy]

11. It's Bill Clinton's fault

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

12. 32 is the fundie freezing point

He's eating into his base support now. :woohoo:

How low can he go....

[RamboLiberal]

14. I think the answer is the higher the gas prices go

the lower he goes. And this time I don't think even starting a new war with Iran will help. At least 60% will not buy his lying this time and even a lot of the base will be pissed when it causes them to either not have gas or have to go to the pawn store to get the money to buy gas.

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

15. But at least gay people can't marry, right?!?!?!?!

:sarcasm:

[CJCRANE]

48. Threatening a war with Iran

is part of the problem. Sabre-rattling against major oil countries causes uncertainty and instability in the market.

[IA_Seth]

13. Would someone give him a blowjob...

So we could impeach him already?

Ha! I saw that on a sign and laughed forever.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

16. "Checkers! Here, Checkers!"

"I mean 'Barney.' Here, Barney!"

[stanwyck]

26. That loud "Yes!" you hear is

from the grateful Nixon family. They've been waiting for someone like Dubya to takeover the spot as least popular contemporary president. How low can he go? Below Nixon. Just wait. The Plame affair is just getting warmed up. And the "secret" torture prisons are finally making it into mainstream coverage.
Rush, Hannity, and Co. can't turn back the tide.

[stevietheman]

17. Is Shrub now eating a lot of fat-free potato chips?

I mean, look, his BASE IS LEAKING!!!!

[habitual]

28. clever. n/t

[AuntiBush]

18. Bet its lower then 60 Percent.

:bounce:

[Old and In the Way]

20. Through the floor, into the basement.

It's been an amazing ride....from a ridiculous 90% approval rating right after 9/11 to where he is now. A consistant and determined effort to make every American hate his administration. We still have almost 2 years to go, too.

[bmbmd]

34. Proud to say

that I am a ten per center. Didn't by his "act" after 9/11 for a second.

[Old and In the Way]

38. Me too!

I mean, why would anyone want to give the guy who spent 40% of his 1st 9 months on vacation, disregarding the warnings? His polling should have been 32% on 9/12...if the media hadn't made it a full scale positive PR event for Bush.

[Solon]

47. I remember 9/11 like it was yesterday...

I remember, soon after hearing about it, OK, I slept through it, I'm a heavy sleeper, and people tried to call, didn't wake me up. Anyways, I heard about it on the car radio on the way to work, around noon, and as soon as I got off work, I went to my Mom's(she's somewhat excitable), to see if she's all right. First thing out of her mouth was "Reichstag". Yeah, she raised me right! :)

[AnneD]

52. I sized him up a long time ago...

never voted for him for Gov.(2 times), did not vote for Poppy (2 times). So what percent do I fall in. I am proud that I never voted for the Bush Crime Family-and I live in Houston and have to come into Bush Intercontinental Airport :puke: (it will always be Houston Intercontinental to me).

[VegasWolf]

22. Approval rating starting to approach his IQ. nt

[ixion]

24. yeah, will have to go into the teens

before it's equal to his IQ, though. :evilgrin:

[OldLeftieLawyer]

35. Awwwwwww

I love your optimism.

[genieroze]

25. Still way too high.

[warrens]

23. The FRetards just found out

Heads exploding, but a lot saying he deserves it, it's not just immigration, it's Iraq and gas, and only Bushbots claim these polls are rigged, since Fox had 33 percent the other day. They're really, really pissed. Just not sure who to be pissed at anymore.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1620702/posts

[ronnykmarshall]

27. Can you post some quotes?

My PC filters out kiddie porn.

[AX10]

30. Actually, most of them are still apologists for HERR FUHRER.

They still worship Bushler.

[truthisfreedom]

37. wow, they're eating their own in freeperland! freeplets gone wild!

To: Kenny Bunkport
I was beginning to think that I was the only one that had seen the Rasmussen polls.

It is extremely demoralizing for people on FR to just keep knocking the President around.

I bet over at DU they having a field day.

bwahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

[A Brand New World]

29. I think a lot of it has to do with the Iran war drum beats too.

People are starting to realize how much they lied to get us into Iraq and see the same shit is starting all over. 80% of the people are not that gullible. (Hopefully!)

[against all enemies]

31. If he bombs Iran will his numbers go up? Or have people seen

enough of his "war President" antics. He'll of course go for his " I'm tough on terrorism" crap and he'll make the case that he is saving the country but will it raise his numbers at all. Or will people finally cry out enough when after the bombing the Iraq war flares up and thousands more of our troops are causalities, and the price of gas goes to $5.00?

[Az_lefty]

32. going to be a lovely day when he hits the 20's... n/t

:popcorn:

[Tiggeroshii]

33. Getting closer and closer to Nixon's ratings.

It's painful to think that it can get down to 0 and nothing will really change(think Ohio).

[caligirl]

36. I thought Ken Mehlman said his boss's numbers had bottomed out?

That was at 33% by Fox. They don't know the difference do they?

[coolhandlulu]

39. Hehehehehehe!!!!!!!!

Is it wrong that this makes me so happy that I can hardly contain myself? You know, people have denigrated dems for just sitting idly by while all hell breaks loose in this administration...but what else were we suppose to do? 2 more points, down to 30 percent...then we send the attack dogs in...relentless...bloodthirsty...tales from the crypt that the repubs thought were long ago buried...floating bodies in NO...V.Plame...lies about WMDs...using a living corpse to gain political advantage...abducting Christ...playing on peoples worst fears...3 dollars a gallon gasoline!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What have we gained?????? At least presidents can get a BJ in peace after all this crap.

[borlis]

40. I am so loving this!!!!!!!!!

I've been thinking for the past few years about all the scandals that all us DUers thought "This has to be the one that brings him down," and eventually I came to the conclusion that there really is nothing that can bring them down, that they would implode on their own. I think it's coming true FINALLY!!! Yay!!!!!



:nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :party:

[mconvente]

41. i think that's the lowest ever!

how low can you go!

[Lisa]

42. other lowest-point ratings -- his dad, 29%

Jimmy Carter, 28%

And of course, Richard Nixon at 24%.

(C'mon Dubya! You can do it! A record-shattering 23%! Go for it!)


http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46832

Bush has also plummeted below the lowest-ever ratings for the following presidents:

Bill Clinton: 37 percent
Gerald Ford: 37 percent
Ronald Reagan: 35 percent
Lyndon Johnson: 35 percent

[Arugula Latte]

44. But... But ... They just have to get their MESSAGE out

about all the good news in Iran and the wonderful, couldn't-be-better economy here and those numbers will start to soar -- Soar, I tell you!!

:eyes:

[opihimoimoi]

45. "Progress is around the corner"

Bush is gonna make 5 more speeches.....then he will reach 17%

[cantstandbush]

49. Keep on letting him speak in public. His numbers will be down to 20

before long.

[Left Coast Lynn]

50. I'm amazed they're still double digits

:)

[Tight_rope]

56. I'm surprised the poll numbers are on the positive side of the spectrum!

[zann725]

51. So they're FINALLY admitting his 'true' polls.

I've always felt EVEN when he "won??" the election in '04, Shrub's TRUE approval ratings even then were in the 30's.

Every on-line poll I took at the time (nationwide...local as well as MSM)...came up approx. 70% Kerry approval, 30-ish approval for the Shrub. Even on Election day, I voted in a MSNBC poll about who I'd vote for, and the poll early that day (pulled from the site later that day)...said approx. 70% in Kerry's favor? Odd, how numbers change...if 'challenged.'

[ckramer]

53. In other words, most American people are two years behind

the curve of DUers!

Bush should have never been relected if these folks are a bit smarter!

It really sucks!

[tabasco]

54. What a co-inky-dink !

Another Osama video appears !

[Tight_rope]

55. How low can he go?...I want his polls to hit the negative mark!

[Zorra]

57. Uh-oh. Time for the PNAC to let the Al Qaeda ratings booster

swat team in again.