ARG: Bush Job Approval Rating At 36%

[BamaLefty]

Makes my day to know that America is finally waking up, a little late- but better than never.
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George W. Bush's overall job approval ratings have dropped from a month ago even as Americans who approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president are turning more optimistic about their personal financial situations according to the latest survey from the American Research Group. Among all Americans, 36% approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president and 58% disapprove. When it comes to Bush's handling of the economy, 33% approve and 62% disapprove.

Among Americans registered to vote, 38% approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president and 56% disapprove, and 36% approve of the way Bush is handling the economy and 60% disapprove.

This is the second month in a row when improving economic ratings have not been matched by higher job approval ratings for Bush. A total of 24% of Americans now say their personal financial situations are getting better, up from 17% in July, and 27% say they believe that their personal financial situations will be better off a year from now, which is up from 21% in July.

The increases in the personal financial ratings, however, are coming mainly from those approving of the way Bush is handling his job. A total of 54% of those approving the way Bush is handling his job say their personal financial situations are getting better, compared to 5% of those saying they disapprove of the way Bush is handling his job, and 61% of those saying they approve of the way Bush is handling his job say they expect to be better off a year from now, compared to 6% of those saying they disapprove of the way Bush is handling his job.

The results presented here are based on 1,100 completed telephone interviews conducted among a nationwide random sample of adults 18 years and older. The interviews were completed August 18 through 21, 2005. The theoretical margin of error for the total sample is plus or minus 2.6 percentage points, 95% of the time, on questions where opinion is evenly split.

Overall, 36% of Americans say that they approve of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president, 58% disapprove, and 6% are undecided.

http://americanresearchgroup.com/economy/

[Jon8503]

1. They keep talking about the economy but where is the economy

improving? I don't believe it is improving for middle class america. It is improving for those who Bush has done everything for since being in office. Your local CEO, your local Bloomingdales shopper, your local HV driver.

However, other than Bush's friends, nobody really sees a great economy rolling out yet.

The corporate profits are great. CEOs are making more but where were or are the raises for the workers?

Great econonomy for whom?

[stanwyck]

2. Dems need to bring this home

Oil companies are posting record profits. We're paying extortion rates for gas. Our executives earn 300-400% more than executives in other countries...for bankrupting our corporations. And that doesn't include their exorbitant bonuses.
I think unions need to make a strong comeback. I know they've been problematic in the past. But we really need to take back our country. Workers need to have some power. We have very little.
Healthcare, pensions, personal time...we have less now than when I started working decades ago. We're going in the wrong direction.
Unions could help bring us back as a force.

[Jon8503]

3. Absolutely; there is so very much the dems could talk about. Like

you said, this has been written about numerous times how much more the CEOs make than the workers. I don't remember the % but they say the top man in the corp should not make a certain % more than the lowest paid worker. It also brought out how much over that % the CEOs in America are. Like you said they screw up one company & than get hired over in another, they just make the circle.

Now that there is some flak and directors can be brought into lawsuits, some are not as eager to ride that gravy train anymore; if work is to be done or they could be held liable.

So much for the dems to talk about & as for the war why not just come out and say they should not have voted for it. That would be better than just keeping quiet.

Actually the economy sucks for most.