FOX Poll: Bush Approval Rating Holding Steady (@ 41% approval)

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10/27/05 FOX Poll: Bush Approval Rating Holding Steady

NEW YORK — Since August, President George W. Bush (search) has suffered from negative approval ratings, and the latest FOX News poll finds that is still the case today as more Americans disapprove than approve of the job he is doing.

In this week’s FOX News poll, 41 percent of Americans approve and 51 percent disapprove of Bush’s job performance. Moreover, when given the opportunity for a 2004 presidential vote “do over,” Bush receives less support now than he did on Election Day.

Of those that say they voted for Bush in the election, 86 percent say they would still vote for him today and 6 percent would switch their vote to Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry (search).

Bush’s job approval hit a record low of 40 percent in mid-October, when for the first time during his presidency approval among Republicans fell below 80 percent. Today, 79 percent of Republicans approve and 12 percent disapprove. The numbers are reversed among Democrats: 11 percent approve and 84 percent disapprove. For independents, 36 approve and 52 percent disapprove.