AP Poll Notes Decline in Support for Bush

[phillybri]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=703&e=3&u=/ap/20040206/ap_on_el_pr/ap_poll_bush

WASHINGTON - President Bush (news - web sites)'s public support dropped sharply over the past month, especially among older voters, political independents and people in the Midwest, an Associated Press poll found.

And for the first time, more voters in this poll's two years of tracking the question said they would definitely vote against Bush than said they would definitely vote for him.

Bush's approval rating stood at 47 percent in the AP-Ipsos poll taken in early February, down from 56 percent approval just a month ago. Half, or 50 percent, said they disapproved in the latest poll.

Here's the kicker:

Bush's 47 percent approval rating is the same as his father's at this stage in his presidency 12 years ago before he lost to Bill Clinton.

[Timefortruth]

1. But his father didn't have OBL on ice and a terror attack on the way.

The fat lady hasn't sung yet.

[thebigidea]

2. b-b-b-b-but, he's a "very popular wartime President" - isn't he?

[Moderator]

3. dupe

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