LAT Poll
Overall Job Rating: Less than two out of five respondents (38%) approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president, down five points since January’s Times/Bloomberg poll, while almost three out of five disapprove (58%), up four points from January. This includes 43% who “strongly” disapprove (up from 39% in January). He received positive ratings from Republicans (77%) and conservatives (60%), although in January conservatives gave him a 68% positive job rating. Two thirds of moderate Republicans also gave the president a positive job rating, as did 82% of conservative Republicans.
Handling the war on terrorism: In the January poll, the public was divided, 48% approve to 49% disapprove. In the latest poll, this is the first time the president has gotten a negative rating on an issue that has always played an important role in his presidency. He was able to capitalize on this issue to help win a second term. But now, 54% of respondents disapproved of his handling the war on terrorism, while 44% approved. This includes 41% who “strongly” disapproved. In a Times poll taken in January 2005, the
numbers were reversed – 54% approved of Bush handling the war on terrorism, while 43% disapproved.
Situation in Iraq: The public’s attitude about Bush handling this issue has also declined. Now, a third approved of the president’s handling of the situation in Iraq, while 63% disapproved. This includes 48% who “strongly” disapproved. In January it was 41% to 56%.
The economy: The public’s opinion about the president’s job performance on this issue has not changed since January – it is still very negative. Thirty-seven percent approved of the way Bush is handling the nation’s economy, while 60% disapproved.
http://hoffmania.typepad.com/http://www.latimes.com/media/acrobat/2006-03/22233335.pdfand this from Quinnipiac:
March 2, 2006 - Keep Government Snooping, But Get A Warrant, American Voters Tell Quinnipiac University U.S. Poll; Bush Fades In Purple - Or Swing - States
By a 76 - 19 percent margin, American voters say the government should continue monitoring phone calls or e-mail between suspected terrorists in other countries and people in the U.S., according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today. But voters say 55 - 42 percent that
the government should get court orders for this surveillance. http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11367.xml?ReleaseID=880and this from Gallop:
Gallup: 2 Out of 3 Americans Want U.S. Pull Out from Iraq
NEW YORK While newspaper editorials remain virtually silent on the subject, the American public seems to have made up its mind. A new Gallup/CNN/USA Today poll out tonight shows that 2 out of 3 adult Americans now want U.S. troops to start to come home from Iraq. And 55% call the decision to attack Iraq in 2003 a "mistake."
The same poll found President Bush's approval rating plunging to 38%. It was even lower in a CBS poll earlier this week: 34%.
In the poll, 38% said some troops should be withdrawn from Iraq now with another 27% say they all should come home.
Bush's handling of Iraq drew the support of just 35%, while 64 percent said they disapprove.
Of the 1,020 adults surveyed, 59% said President Bush can no longer manage the government effectively.
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002115227
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