AP Poll: Bush Numbers Match All-Time Low

Only 32% Satisfied With President's Performance; Just 28% Happy With Bush's Handling Of War

(AP)  Public approval of the job President Bush is doing now matches its all-time low, an AP-Ipsos poll says.

The survey, released Thursday, reflects widespread discontent over how Mr. Bush is handling the war in Iraq, efforts against terrorism and domestic issues. It also underscores challenges Republican presidential and congressional candidates will confront next year when they face voters who seem to be clamoring for change.

Only 32 percent said they were satisfied with how Mr. Bush is handling his job overall, the same low point AP-Ipsos polling measured last January and a drop of 3 percentage points since May.

Mr. Bush still wins approval from seven in 10 Republicans, though that is near his historic low for GOP support. Only a quarter of those initially identifying themselves as independents expressed satisfaction with the president, along with 8 percent of Democrats.

On issue after issue, approval of Mr. Bush's efforts matched previous all-time lows in the survey.

Twenty-eight percent were satisfied with his handling of the war in Iraq, down 5 percentage points in a month. Two in three Republicans said they approved.

Only a third overall approved of how Mr. Bush is handling domestic issues like health care, with the same proportion expressing satisfaction with his job on foreign policy and the war on terror. And 37 percent said they approved of his handling of the economy. Support in all categories dropped slightly since May.

In another indication of the public's bleak mood, only 21 percent said they believe things in the U.S. are heading in the right direction, the worst mark since the AP-Ipsos poll began in December 2003.

Women, older people, and those with low incomes were especially discontent. Only three in 10 conservatives and similar numbers of white evangelicals — usually strong GOP supporters — expressed satisfaction with the country's direction.

The poll involved telephone interviews with 1,000 randomly chosen adults from June 4 to 6. It had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

[randalds]

To be consevative at 60 is still heartless. To be a Bush supporter is fascist.
Posted by realpatriot1 at 11:02 PM : Jun 09, 2007

Nah man, to be a Bush supporter is just plain ignorant (except for immigration of course)

[david1737]

No suprise. Bush is the worst President in the history of the USA. If he had any self-respect he'd resign.

[jsl45]

When you have a man who thinks he's King instead of President what can you expect, all along Bush the Dumbnificent has never cared about what the American people want....he doesn't care what the Constitution says....he's just a spoiled brat who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, who never had any success in business and now has failed as a politician. 1-20-90 Bush's last day in office, it can't come soon enough!!!

[skitterbugs]

well we know cbs hides the truth but Bush polls just dropped more.he is not for america and nether is cbs news

[sjc_1]

There is a saying that your representative in Congress is fine, it is the people representing everyone else that is the problem. If that is the case, lots of people would give Congress a bad grade most of the time. It is all those other people that are to blame.

This is country with many regions and many opinions. We do best when we do it together. You may not be able to get everything you want and maybe that is a good thing. Compromises may not be the best in all situations, but they are not a bad place to start.

There is another principle that says that decisions that affect lots of people made by lots of people tend to be better decisions, but take longer to make. Look at the Japanese, they take lots of time to make collective decisions and their auto makers are winning in the marketplace with products that people want to buy.

[opfor311]

realpatriot1:

You are entitled to your opinion, no matter how ill informed it may be. However, since you would likely consider Lincoln a facist (after all, Lincoln did suspend Habeas Corpus. See:
http://www.civil-liberties.com/pages/did_lincoln.htm) and probably you'd also think FDR was a facist also since he tried to add members to the Supreme Court to get favorable rulings. (see:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/32_f_roosevelt/f_roosevelt_politics.html) I'd be in good company.

Remember Winston Churchill's words:
'To be conservative at 20 is heartless and to be a liberal at 60 is plain idiocy.'

[realpatriot1]

optfor311,

To be consevative at 60 is still heartless. To be a Bush supporter is fascist.

[tucano2]

It is astounding Mr. Bush's approval rating is as high as it apparently is, but perhaps that is due to the normal plus or minus 3 percent error margin in such a poll. Around here Mr. Bush is the enemy trying to surrender my country waving a white flag to the Illegal Aliens and their Criminal Employers. Too bad firing squads are out of fashion.

[opfor311]

Tail-Gunner RandalDS:

I didn't think you'd use the Black Flag, since it's not environmentally friendly....Why don't you use the White Flag, like you usually do?

Keep in mind Winston's Churchill's words:
'To be conservative at 20 is heartless and to be a liberal at 60 is plain idiocy.'

[randalds]

What's that buzzing sound? Someone must have left the door open again! The site has become infested with gnats and mosquitoes again! They're buzzing all over the place! Where's the Black Flag?

[opfor311]

Tail-Gunner RandalDS:

'Ahhh but their ratings are on the way up from being lower and Bush's are sinking faster and faster from being higher. Of course a neocon would fail to point that little fact out, now wouldn't you? Or maybe god forgot to tell you that part? LOL!'

Funny, the Gallup organizations seems to disagree with you. At this link: http://www.galluppoll.com/content/?ci=27589 you can find the following:

'According to the May 10-13, 2007, Gallup Poll, 29% of Americans approve and 64% disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job. Congressional approval is down 4 percentage points since last month, and is 3 points lower than the 32% average measured during the first five months of the year. The high point for the congressional approval rating so far this year was the 37% approval measured in February. Although ratings are quite low, Americans have been more positive in their assessments of Congress this year than last year, when an average of just 25% approved of Congress.'

I wouldn't call a 5% drop over the last 4 months an rise. But then I'm not you.

Remember Winston Churchill's words:
'To be conservative at 20 is heartless and to be a liberal at 60 is plain idiocy.'

[randalds]

Does it talk about the fact that the Democratic-controlled congress has an approval rating lower than that of Bush?
Posted by jdweymouth at 09:59 AM : Jun 09, 2007

Ahhh but their ratings are on the way up from being lower and Bush's are sinking faster and faster from being higher. Of course a neocon would fail to point that little fact out, now wouldn't you? Or maybe god forgot to tell you that part? LOL!

[bareemperor]

This administration has been caught using tax dollars in the past to influence the population in their thinking, why not pay the news services to have us believe these poll numbers are higher than they really are?
In talking to folks out in public, I suspect the support numbers are closer to 8 percent...

[sjc_1]

"No wonder most of the rest of the world leads us in education!"

Junior was at a commencement address and said "some people are graduating with honors, I never had that experience"..there you have it folks.

The best and the brightest that were in charge during the times of JFK have turned into the worst and the dumbest under W.

[jdweymouth]

Does it talk about the fact that the Democratic-controlled congress has an approval rating lower than that of Bush?

[jdweymouth]

Does it talk about the fact that the Democratic-controlled congress has an approval rating lower than that of Bush?

[opfor311]

firststate,

If that's Rockin' Killer Koolaid, you might want to give it a try. (Gin, Amaretto, Melon liqueur, Vodka, Sprite, Orange juice, and Pineapple juice). After a couple, even you might see the light.

Keep in mind Winston's Churchill's words:
'To be conservative at 20 is heartless and to be a liberal at 60 is plain idiocy.'

[firststate]

RandalDS, they're doing double shots of the KoolAid. It's really complicated, too. They have to remember that if they use ice, it lets reality start to peek into their perception as the ice melts. Reality Bad!

[firststate]

One of the few things more disturbing than the knowledge that nearly 1 in 3 people approve of dumbya's overall job performance is the fact that he still controls the NuKuLer launch codes.

[randalds]

Posted by klifton2 at 09:24 PM : Jun 08, 2007

You know though, considering some of the posts by pro-Bush idiots here on this site, one would have to conclude that either there are more pro-Bush idiots then this poll would suggest or that they're just esp virulent and ignorant here. I think it's that we seem to attract the more stupid ones here. I would have said the more brainwashed ones, but being a Bush supporter precludes them having a brain to wash.

;-)