A Newsweek Poll Gives President Bush His Lowest Ratings Ever.....

[louis c]

I posted numbers a few days ago which showed that the American People have lost faith in the President's handling of the Iraq War, and his approval ratings have sunk to an all-time low, according to AP/Ipsos.

Today, confirmation of those numbers come from a separate poll, concluded yesterday.

Bush's handling of Iraq is favored by just 34% of American's, according to Newsweek, with an astounding 61% against his policies.

As for his approval rating, 42% approve of the President's overall job performance and 51% disapprove. This is Bush's worst showing in any Newsweek poll since he took office.


http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/?feed=TopNews&article=UPI-1-20050806-21194500-bc-us-bushpoll.xml

[Puglover]

1. My only question is

why in the hell does it take the sheeple so goddamn long to wake up?

[Doctor_J]

2. Still 42% under the spell of hate radio and cabal "news"

disgusting what a pathetically ignorant people we are.

[louis c]

6. I agree, it is unbelievable that anyone can support him.

however, follow the trend line. It's everywhere and unambiguous.

[wli]

16. I wouldn't be surprised if that number were fabricated

[Art_from_Ark]

3. His ratings should be in the single digits

if that high

[JuniperLea]

4. Why would he care?

He can't run for POTUS again. It's like I said during the election, no holds barred for a power and money hungry sociopath run amok. He doesn't have to please the public anymore, only his own and his fellow warmongering, greedy pal's bank accounts.

[TahitiNut]

7. Because POTUS popularity is the 'coin of the realm' in politics ...

... and the means whereby the POTUS coerces legislative cooperation. Every two-bit congresscritter engages in the political calculus of POTUS endorsement. As long as the congresscritter sees their chance of reelection enhanced with a POTUS endorsement, they cooperate. Without that political clout, POTUS loses power over legislation - the cash cow of corporate welfare and cronyism.

[louis c]

8. Did you ever hear

about mid-term elections?

If the dems can gain a majority in either branch, Buchco. will have hell to pay.

Only the majority can subpoena witnesses before a committee in Congress. That's how Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon (I know, impeachment was only "recommended by the Judiciary Committee), and Bill Clinton all were impeached.

The opposing party must control either the House or the Senate to have any hope of keeping the President in line.

It's all about '06.

[TahitiNut]

10. Mid-term elections like 2002 when the Democrats lost 6 Senate seats?

Or 1994? Or 1998? :shrug:

FWIW, please don't pose such rhetorical questions in such a condescending and pretentious fashion. It's fucking irrelevant to any point you might validly make whether I "ever hear(d) about mid-term elections." Got that? If you wish to point out something regarding mid-term elections, you can do so without semantically stooping to attack the other person's familiarity with such things.

[louis c]

12. Before the War

This election will be ABOUT the war, and Bush will lose.

No offense was intended, but you made it seem like preventing Bush from running rough shod over the whole country was impossible.

It is far from impossible, because the folly of Iraq is starting to be understood by the general public.

and there is an election of people who can do something about it in just 14 months. Gear up, don't give up.

[FlemingsGhost]

17. Still holding fast to the notion that elections are going to "save" us?

How quaint. A true "believer."

Whatever gets you through the night, I guess ...

[louis c]

19. What's the alternative?

A Revolution?

Ya, right.

I was brought up in the late 60's and early 70's (born 1952). That's the closest this country was to a genuine upheaval since the depression. I marched, demonstrated, wrote and campaigned against the War in Viet-Nam. We accomplished our goal, through very difficult times. We used all that was at our disposal to win. We brought down Johnson and then Nixon. Today, it's difficult to even get people interested in the crisis at hand, let alone to literally fight to change things.

Don't kid yourself. If we don't turn this around through the electoral process, it won't get done, you can bet on that...

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[louis c]

27. Good Luck

[Benhurst]

5. As I recall (I was working in Washington at the time), Nixon never

got below 26 0r 27% approval right up to his resignation.

I think ANY "president" can count on residual support of about 25%. If I'm correct about this, Dubya is garnering about 15% additional support over and above that which goes with the office he has stolen.

edited for :spank: typo

[LouisianaLiberal]

9. I was one of those called by Newsweek

Half of the questions were about Bush and the other half about religion. I wondered at the time if it were really Newsweek calling, and listened for push-polling.

The questions were very straightforward, (no push-polling)and I told them that I "strongly disapproved" of policies regarding the environment, judicial nominations, the economy, Iraq, -

They asked a question about Valerie "Plume" (as the interviewer pronounced her name)and about Karl Rove.

The religion questions were more problematic. They actually asked my opinion about where we go when we die, and there was no answer that allowed the respondent to say "I don't know." The question writer apparently assumed that everyone thinks they know the answer to this.

When asked about my religion, the poller listed six or so traditional religions, and could not list atheist, agnostic or none on his questionnaire.

[i miss america]

11. Did they give you the option of "prefer not to answer" ?

[LouisianaLiberal]

15. If that option was available

the poller didn't tell me. The choices in the political section were "strongly approve" "approve" "disapprove" "strongly disapprove"

The questions concerning religion didn't seem to allow the possibility of doubt; its been a couple of days since the poll so that may be just my impression.

Expect Newsweek to publish the results of a poll on religious attitudes in the near future.

[shelley806]

18. These questions regarding religion are ridiculous, considering that

most religious dogmas pertain to issues of FAITH, which IS DOUBT! You 'know', you 'believe' or you 'disbelieve.' I do believe in revelation, so I believe that some few KNOW of the existence of a Divine Being. But in the absence of direct knowledge, there is only doubt; that is belief or disbelief. Even scientific knowledge is Faith based. We don't re-prove every scientific theory that we believe. We take the evidence on faith, which always has the elemment of doubt.

"The questions concerning religion didn't seem to allow the possibility of doubt..."

[louis c]

20. kick

[opihimoimoi]

13. It can only get worse as more lies get exposed....

"They died for a Noble Cause" Bush

Them GoldStar Mothers camping in Crawford wants to hear all about this NOBLE CAUSE from W.

[deadparrot]

14. The man claims he doesn't care,

and maybe he doesn't (though he lies about everything else), but it still makes me :rofl: everytime I see it.

[Tactical Progressive]

21. Don't worry, the media won't take it any farther than that

When Bush would get high approval ratings, say talkin' tuff after his negligence let America get attacked, or when Saddam was captured, the media would insinuate it into whatever topic they were addressing, for weeks at a time. 'With Bush's 'strong support' blah-blah-blah...' 'Tell me Bob, does a President with high approval ratings have an easier time getting ...?' They'd tee the talking points right up there for every Republican spokespuke to get a full running start.

Now they dutifully report Bush's collapsed support numbers and that's where it ends. They don't weave it into the political discussion continually.

With Clinton it was just the opposite. They stayed far away from Clinton's strong popular support numbers in their establishment media whorefests. If Clinton dropped two percentage points down to say 63% that was a negative. Bush at 40% is nothing, just a meaningless number like any other number.

[louis c]

22. kick

[DanCa]

23. I still say there shaving it in the President's favor.

He can be easily at thirty five percent.

[Rosco T.]

24. Mandate my ass ... n/m

[moondust]

25. Sliding into oblivion.

Destiny is calling, George.