Of course, as we have seen with many presidents, it takes an approval rating below 40% to really make a difference.
Mostly because of the way that question was probably asked. If 48% approve, then that doesn't directly equate to 52% disapprove. Many could be indifferent. > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Munn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 1:28 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Bush's approval rating is 48 percent > > Apart from the huge boost he got in the wake of 9/11 and the invasion of > Afghanistan, Bush's approval rating is more or less where it has been for > most of his presidency. > > And Kerry still lost. Too bad so sad. > > > > The new ABC News/Washington Post poll shows 52 percent of Americans > > disapprove of the job President Bush is doing overall, reports ABC > > News' Polling director Gary Langer - the most in more than 75 ABC/Post > > polls since his presidency began. His approval rating is 48 percent. > > > > Bush's Iraq approval ratings haven't fared much better: 41 percent > > said they approve of the job the President is doing in Iraq, while 58 > > percent disapprove - matching his career-high Iraq disapproval mark. > > advertisement > > > > George W. Bush's approval rating is now a full twenty points lower > > than Bill Clinton's was on the day he was impeached. Dear media, that > > means you gotta stop referring to him as a "popular president," and no > > less important, stop treating him like one. If you want to be wimps > > about everything, fine, just don't blame it on his 'popularity.' > > Blame it on yourselves. > > > > http://msnbc.msn. > com/id/8118278 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:159944 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
