WaPo/ABC Poll: 52% disapprove of *'s handling of job

[spooky3]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/07/AR2005060700296.html

For the first time since the war in Iraq began, over half of the American public believes the fight there has not made the United States safer, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

While the focus in Washington has shifted from the Iraq conflict to Social Security and other domestic matters, the survey found that Americans rank Iraq second only to the economy in importance -- and that many are losing patience with the enterprise.


Nearly three quarters of Americans say the number of casualties in Iraq is unacceptable, while two-thirds say the U.S. military there is bogged down and nearly six in 10 say the war was not worth fighting -- in all three cases matching or exceeding the highest levels of pessimism yet recorded. More than four in ten now believe the U.S. presence in Iraq is becoming analogous to the experience in Vietnam.

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Overall, more than half-- 52 percent -- disapprove of how Bush is handling his job. A somewhat larger majority-56 percent-- disapproved of Republicans in Congress and an identical proportion disapproved of Democrats.

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[leftofthedial]

1. how can nearly half of Murkans NOT dissaprove?

the mind boggles

[spooky3]

3. yes, but check out the full article (get password from BugMeNot)

because they are getting unhappier about a LOT of things * is doing.

Also, as shown on www.pollkatz.com, ABC/WaPo polls tend to report slightly higher approval ratings for Bush than other polls.

[leftofthedial]

4. I know his poll numbers have worsened

And I know that he is losing approval in nearly every area, but nearly across the board, almost half of Murkans still "approve." (at least according to the mainstream polls)

[spooky3]

6. I agree, it's mind boggling. But I suspect it's because for a lot of

people, the effects of his disastrous tax and economic policies haven't directly affected them, or they don't see the connection--YET. For example, many who have two reasonable and stable incomes and a 6% mortgage are thinking things are going fine. But wait until that changes.

[gizmo1979]

2. What took so long?!

Country of idiots.

[Arugula Latte]

8. or a confederacy of dunces ... nt

[The_Casual_Observer]

5. They had better get some gay people to the altar for a photo op!

get a discussion going about planned parenthood, and bring up an assault weapons ban.

[snowbear]

7. That can't be.. Scott Rasmussen says he's doing fine!

:rofl: :spray: :rofl:

[Toots]

9. Same percentage disapprove of Democrats in Congress

Surprise.. surprise.. Democrats act like Republicans and people feel the same way about them.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

10. I was just going to say the same thing !. Man-- what a golden

opportunity for Dems ! Wonder why they dissapprove -- do the opposite. Where the hell is the strategy. It doesn't take a rocket scientest to figure one out. I could write one off the top of my head in 1 hour !