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.
Who cares how popular the guy is?
What a waste of print.
Posted by cdfoxtrot3 at 09:13 PM : Sep 24, 2008
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THEIR political agenda, Ob COURSE!
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 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.
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.
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by chuckv428
September 27, 2008 7:25 PM PDT
- I am reading and hearing alot of agry remarks against Prdident Bush but I just want to know why? The people who we should be mad at are the one''s who voted for him a second time in 2004. We the voters should be responsible in who we vote for. I did not vote for him, so the voters who should be very angry are the voters who did not vote for Bush not the one''s who did.
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See all 21 CommentsAnd 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.