CBS News Poll: Bush Approval On Economy At All-Time Low
As President Bush prepares for a nationwide address on the financial crisis, a new CBS News/New York Times Poll shows his rating on handling the economy falling to its lowest level ever. Now only 16 percent of Americans approve of the job he is doing on this issue while 76 percent disapprove of his performance. That’s down from a 32 percent approval rating the president registered on the economy in September of 2007.
President Bush’s previous low on this question came in July when just 20 percent approved of his handling of the economy. Bush received his highest marks on the economy shortly after the attacks of September 11th, 2001.
This low economic approval rating is not an all-time low for a president, however. Bush’s father fell to 14 percent approval on this issue in August 1992 and just 15 percent approved of Jimmy Carter’s handling of the economy in July 1979.
President Bush’s overall job approval rating remains low as well. Twenty seven percent now approve of the job Bush is doing as president – the same as last month. Republicans approve of the overall job Bush is doing as President while Democrats and Independents disapprove.
President Bush’s previous low on this question came in July when just 20 percent approved of his handling of the economy. Bush received his highest marks on the economy shortly after the attacks of September 11th, 2001.
This low economic approval rating is not an all-time low for a president, however. Bush’s father fell to 14 percent approval on this issue in August 1992 and just 15 percent approved of Jimmy Carter’s handling of the economy in July 1979.
President Bush’s overall job approval rating remains low as well. Twenty seven percent now approve of the job Bush is doing as president – the same as last month. Republicans approve of the overall job Bush is doing as President while Democrats and Independents disapprove.
And it seems like it is happening again with John McCain who lives in the past not the future so shame on the voters who voted for Bush in 2004 and shame on you who want the same from McCain.
No wonder McCoward doesn''t want to debate!!
He might have to explain why he''s supported the Neocon deregulation program since Raygun was president.
Johnny--you''re just not fit material for the presidency. Sorry. Go back to Arizona.
Posted by misha128 at 01:35 AM
OOPS it appears I may be a day or two premature -- when those die hard pseudo-conservatives find out he doesn''t veto a 700 billion dollar bailout then the defections will start.
WE THE PEOPLE, MUST CALL THE RETURN OF OUR MILITARY TO SIEZE THIS CORRUPT GOVERNMENT REGIME!
The Banking Committee is just hosting a soap opera.
Posted by cdfoxtrot3 at 09:13 PM : Sep 24, 2008
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THEIR political agenda, Ob COURSE!
Who cares how popular the guy is?
What a waste of print.
- by notopennshut September 24, 2008 10:53 PM EDT
- And we want more of the same by supporting McSame/McPalin??? Are people so blind as not to be to see where the last years have brought us? Confirmed by McSame that he supported McBush over 90% of the time - are we so eager to have more of the same misery that has been cast on us, that we would even think of voting for the McSames? McSame/McPalin are totally unqualified to lead us move out of the darkness, and voting for this ticket would bring such unmitigated disaster that the depression years would look rosy compared to it.
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