On Tue, Apr 05, 2005 at 05:57:34PM -0400, Doug Henwood wrote:
> Gallup: Bush Approval Rating Lowest Ever for 2nd-Term Prez at this Point
>
> By Editor & Publisher Staff
>
> Published: April 05, 2005 11:45 AM ET
>
> NEW YORK It's not uncommon to hear or read pundits referring to
> President George W. Bush as a "popular" leader or even a "very
> popular" one. Even some of his critics in the press refer to him this
> way. Perhaps they need to check the latest polls.
>
> President Bush's approval rating has plunged to the lowest level of
> any president since World War II at this point in his second term,
> the Gallup Organization reported today.
>
> "All other presidents who were re-elected to a second term had
> approval ratings well above 50% in the March following their
> re-election," Gallup reported.
>
> Bush's current rating is 45%. The next lowest was Reagan with 56% in
> March 1985.
>
> More bad signs for the president: Gallup's survey now finds only 38%
> expressing satisfaction with the "state of the country" while 59% are
> "dissatisfied." One in three American s feel the economy is excellent
> or good, while the rest find it "only fair" or poor.
>
> Gallup noted that more challenges lie ahead for Bush, including
> public doubts about his Social Security plan and Iraq policies.
>
> Here are the approval ratings for presidents as recorded by Gallup in
> the March following their re-election:
>
> Truman, 1949: 57%.
>
> Eisenhower, 1957: 65%.
>
> Johnson, 1965: 69%.
>
> Nixon, 1973: 57%.
>
> Reagan, 1985: 56%.
>
> Clinton, 1997: 59% .
>
> Bush, 2005: 45% .
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