Bush's Approval Falls to New Low

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Continues to go down, down, down....

 

WASHINGTON - Angry conservatives are driving the approval ratings of President Bush and the GOP-led Congress to dismal new lows, according to an AP-Ipsos poll that underscores why Republicans fear an Election Day massacre.

 

Six months out, the intensity of opposition to Bush and Congress has risen sharply, along with the percentage of Americans who believe the nation is on the wrong track.

 

The AP-Ipsos poll also suggests that Democratic voters are far more motivated than Republicans. Elections in the middle of a president's term traditionally favor the party whose core supporters are the most energized.

 

This week's survey of 1,000 adults, including 865 registered voters, found:

 

• Just 33 percent of the public approves of Bush's job performance, the lowest of his presidency. That compares with 36 percent approval in early April. Forty-five percent of self-described conservatives now disapprove of the president.

 

• Just one-fourth of the public approves of the job Congress is doing, a new low in AP-Ipsos polling and down 5 percentage points since last month. A whopping 65 percent of conservatives disapprove of Congress.

 

• A majority of Americans say they want Democrats rather than Republicans to control Congress (51 percent to 34 percent). That's the largest gap recorded by AP-Ipsos since Bush took office. Even 31 percent of conservatives want Republicans out of power.

 

• The souring of the nation's mood has accelerated the past three months, with the percentage of people describing the nation on the wrong track rising 12 points to a new high of 73 percent. Six of 10 conservatives say America is headed in the wrong direction.rink

 

How low can it go?

[Recliner Pilot 61]

That's it!

 

Now I'm not voting for him in '08...........again.

[Uh-huh 0]

W's PR campaign isn't working.

 

Looking forward to the GOP losing Congress as of November 2006!

 

Dare we hope for... "impeachment"?

[D'ohmer Simpson 0]

Dare we hope for... "impeachment"?

I'd be surprised if it happened. When Senator Specter brought up the idea there wasn't much fanfare about it.

[Isotopes 1]

Is polling 1000 people really enough to say what the American opinion is?

[D_House 0]

That's it!

 

Now I'm not voting for him in '08...........again.

[MDC 7,413]

It's nice to see that most Americans are waking up to the fact that Bush is an incompetent liar - too bad it happened in '05. I still don't think the GOP will lose Congress - hopefully I'm wrong.

 

ETA: Speaking of Specter, you've got to respect a longtime Republican with the stones to say that Bush owes the American public an explanation for his role in the Plame affair. Torrid likes to write him off as a lapdog, but then again Torrid is the kind of wide-eyed idealist who votes for losers.

[D'ohmer Simpson 0]

It's nice to see that most Americans are waking up to the fact that Bush is an incompetent liar

Maybe there is some hope for America yet

[torridjoe 48]

It's nice to see that most Americans are waking up to the fact that Bush is an incompetent liar - too bad it happened in '05. I still don't think the GOP will lose Congress - hopefully I'm wrong.

 

ETA: Speaking of Specter, you've got to respect a longtime Republican with the stones to say that Bush owes the American public an explanation for his role in the Plame affair. Torrid likes to write him off as a lapdog, but then again Torrid is the kind of wide-eyed idealist who votes for losers.

 

It's easy to say it, but does he EVER hold the President to anything? No. He pretends like he's a maverick, but he always does the President's (or Frist's) bidding in the end.

 

Is polling 1000 people really enough to say what the American opinion is?

 

Yes, quite so. Even 600-800 is enough.

[Rude Rick 0]

Maybe there is some hope for America yet

[MDC 7,413]

It's easy to say it, but does he EVER hold the President to anything? No. He pretends like he's a maverick, but he always does the President's (or Frist's) bidding in the end.

 

This is different than anybody else in the GOP in what way? Any prominent Republican who is willing to publicly criticize the President is more valuable these days than 99% of the Democrats out there. For that, and the fact that he's a true moderate, I'm proud to have voted for him.

[What is the deal? 1]

Whether it is a matter of art, music or politics, it is only the ‘best men’ who are capable of true judgement. The true judge must not allow himself to be influenced by the gallery nor intimidated by the clamour of the multitude. Nothing must compel him to hand down a verdict that belies his own convictions. It is his duty to teach the multitude and not to learn from them.

 

From Plato's The Republic

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Whether it is a matter of art, music or politics, it is only the ‘best men’ who are capable of true judgement. The true judge must not allow himself to be influenced by the gallery nor intimidated by the clamour of the multitude. Nothing must compel him to hand down a verdict that belies his own convictions. It is his duty to teach the multitude and not to learn from them.

 

 

From Plato's The Republic

 

No wonder Socrates offed himself

[D'ohmer Simpson 0]

From Plato's The Republic

The multitudes are gonna school the few

 

To bad weren't not just talking about a painting or some Bach

[DanXIII 8]

That's it!

 

Now I'm not voting for him in '08...........again.

 

Dude, if you /got nuthin don't bother saying anything at all.

[MDC 7,413]

From Plato's The Republic

 

Bush reads Plato.

[D'ohmer Simpson 0]

Bush reads Playdoh

[thetxstang 0]

Dude, if you /got nuthin don't bother saying anything at all.

 

I actually thought it was funny the first 472 times I read it.

 

[torridjoe 48]

This is different than anybody else in the GOP in what way? Any prominent Republican who is willing to publicly criticize the President is more valuable these days than 99% of the Democrats out there. For that, and the fact that he's a true moderate, I'm proud to have voted for him.

 

John Warner had hearings on Abu Ghraib. George Voinovich voted against Bolton in cmte. John McCain rebuked the President on torture with his bill. Those are three examples, right there. Specter tries to talk big, but pusses out on action every single time.

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At least it was a short fall.

[Recliner Pilot 61]

Dude, if you /got nuthin don't bother saying anything at all.

 

As opposed to the daily posting of poll numbers for someone who can't run for office again? Now that's critical info we all need.

[torridjoe 48]

As opposed to the daily posting of poll numbers for someone who can't run for office again? Now that's critical info we all need.

 

approval of the president is strongly tied to voting patterns in midterm elections.

[Recliner Pilot 61]

approval of the president is strongly tied to voting patterns in midterm elections.

 

 

How about Presidential election years? Seems I recall you posting polls daily saying Kerry was our next President.

[torridjoe 48]

How about Presidential election years? Seems I recall you posting polls daily saying Kerry was our next President.

 

I never posted a single poll saying Kerry was our next President. I posted polls that showed the conditions necessary for a Kerry victory were there, based on historical experience with those conditions.

 

Regardless of your attempt to change the subject, the President's approval rating is relevant. That much we know.

[Recliner Pilot 61]

Regardless of your attempt to change the subject, the President's approval rating is relevant. That much we know.

 

Relevant to libs (who have no power) clinging to anything they can to make their pathetic lives bearable.

 

Surely you are willing to tell us the dems will take over the House and Senate with Bush's current poll numbers.

[torridjoe 48]

Relevant to libs (who have no power) clinging to anything they can to make their pathetic lives bearable.

 

Surely you are willing to tell us the dems will take over the House and Senate with Bush's current poll numbers.

 

No, relevant to how people vote. As much as 85% of people who strongly disapprove of the President (currently at 55% in AP/Ipsos) vote against the President's party in midterm elections.

[What is the deal? 1]

RP just let TJ have his day.

 

Harry Reid didn't bytch and moan on the senate floor holding up the immigration bill.

 

Guest workers will/can not be able to "earn" citizenship.

 

AirHead America is the most successful radio programming in the US.

 

The Bush Hate Agenda is going to turn out well for Democrats, just like it did in 2004.

[Recliner Pilot 61]

No, relevant to how people vote. As much as 85% of people who strongly disapprove of the President (currently at 55% in AP/Ipsos) vote against the President's party in midterm elections.

 

 

So are you saying the dems will take back both houses or not?

[Diesel07 0]

Can 2008 come any sooner?

[Rude Rick 0]

Can 2008 come any sooner?

[torridjoe 48]

So are you saying the dems will take back both houses or not?

 

Difficult but possible. the House is the easier task at this point. The Busby/Bilbray runoff will give some kind of clue as to the desperation of the GOP.

[Recliner Pilot 61]

Difficult but possible. the House is the easier task at this point. The Busby/Bilbray runoff will give some kind of clue as to the desperation of the GOP.

 

lol

 

Yep, the GOP is "desperate".

[D_House 0]

lol

 

Yep, the GOP is "desperate".

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