Poll shows Bush's approval rating in Ohio dips to 49%

[VolcanoJen]

Ahhh... Bush Fatigue finally reaches my state. Listen, Ohio, there's a good chance we'll be the battleground this year. Let's not screw this up.

Here come the candidates! Here come the candidates!
:-)

http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0218ohpollweb.html

Excerpt:

President George W. Bush's approval rating has slipped below 50 percent in Ohio for the first time in his presidency, according to the latest Ohio Poll, released this morning.

In the poll, conducted by the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Cincinnati, 49 percent said they approve of the president's performance, 49 percent disapprove and 2 percent neither approve nor disapprove.

The president's approval rating in previous Ohio Polls has reached as high as 87 percent in November 2001, but has been dropping in recent months. In October, it stood at 54 percent.

In the latest poll, 47 percent of Ohioans approve of the way Bush is handling foreign affairs; 40 percent approve of his handling of the economy.