Thread: Bush Approval Tanks in 2 Major Polls

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Bush Approval Tanks in 2 Major Polls
Posted: 5/2/2006 7:01:09 AM


United Press International


U.S. President George Bush's popular approval rating hit record lows in two polls published Tuesday, with data showing 33 or 34 percent support.

A CBS News poll of 719 voters nationwide conducted April 28-30 showed an all-time low of 33 percent approval. Some 58 percent said they actively disapprove of the president.

Bush also appears to be losing support in his own party, with his approval rating among Republicans falling to 68 percent in the poll, which had a 4-percentage point margin of error.

A USA Today/Gallup poll taken Friday through Sunday found Bush's approval rating at 34 percent, 2 points below his previous low.

The poll also showed Democrats leading 54 percent-39 percent among registered voters who were asked which party they would prefer in this November's congressional race.

The poll involved telephone interviews April 28-30 with 1,011 adults and has a 3-percentage point margin of error.

Both polls found high dissatisfaction with the high cost of gasoline, the war in Iraq and the domestic economy.

Both polls found high dissatisfaction with the high cost of gasoline, the war in Iraq and the domestic economy.

So are we to assume from this that the pollsters didn't ask about illegal immigration?

If they had, his numbers would be down into the twenties.