<HTML>In a message dated 2/20/2003 6:22:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, dhenwood@panix.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">President Bush down from 88% to 52%, a decline of 36 points. * Secretary of State Colin Powell down from 88% to 76%, a decline of 12 points. * Vice President Dick Cheney down from 69% to 45%, a decline of 24 points. * Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld down from 78% to 56%, a decline of 22 points. * Attorney General John Ashcroft down from 65% to 51%, a decline of 14 points. * House Speaker Dennis Hastert down from 52% to 33%, a decline of 19 points. * The Republicans in Congress down from 67% to 43%, a decline of 24 points. * The Democrats in Congress down from 68% to 38%, a decline of 30 points</BLOCKQUOTE> Interesting dimension. Bush led the overall point declines with 36. However, the Dems are right behind him with a 30 point decline of their own. Their overall popularity of 38% is almost the lowest on the list, second only to a fairly unknown House speaker. Nomi</HTML>