Bush Approval, Economy Rating Down (ARG poll)

[struggle4progress]

(Angus Reid Consultants - CPOD Global Scan) – George W. Bush’s approval rating fell in the United States, according to a poll by American Research Group. 49 per cent of respondents approve of the president’s performance, a two per cent drop since January. <snip>

Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?

Feb. 2005 Jan. 2005 Dec. 2004

Approve 49% 51% 50%
Disapprove 45% 44% 45%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the economy?

Feb. 2005 Jan. 2005 Dec. 2004

Approve 42% 44% 44%
Disapprove 51% 50% 50%

Source: American Research Group
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,100 American adults, conducted from Feb. 14 to Feb. 17, 2005. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

[struggle4progress]

1. Few In U.S. Want To Father A President

Polling Data

If you had a young son or daughter, would you want that child to grow up to be president someday, or not?

Yes 40%
No 57%

Source: Gallup / CNN / USA Today
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,008 American adults, conducted from Feb. 7 to Feb. 10, 2005. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewItem&itemID=6072

[still_one]

2. no offense

but these were the same idiots who voted for the jerk

I think it has more to say about them then about *

This country is a nation of morans, who elected a leader they most identify with

[struggle4progress]

3. Only about a third of Americans actually voted for W.

So the morans can't make up a majority of the population -- and a certain fraction of them are people of good will who somehow haven't learned how to find reliable information.

And the third of the population that didn't vote probably includes not only idjit airheads but people who really couldn't find the time (working too many jobs, taking care of elderly parents, etc).

Sweeping generalizations won't provide the insights we need to begin to reclaim ground ...

[KitchenWitch]

4. The approval numbers are down, time to raise the terra alert status

[Erika]

5. What color now?

[KitchenWitch]

6. Purple, yeah lets raise it to purple

[Erika]

7. What a joke the color status is

[KitchenWitch]

8. yeah

Defcon 3 worked for me.

[radfringe]

10. no no no -- it's at alert level Mauve polka-dot!

they got rid of the colors and now are going with patterns...

but yes, look for terra-lerts, vague and non-specific. And look for more stories about Iran having nukes -- they need to get the public hiding behind the bushes again in order to get support for the "ridiculous" invasion of Iran/Syria

[lovuian]

9. Americans are beginning to feel the pain of Bush

wait till the 8 years are up!!!

They will be moaning for him to get the hell out!!!

[llmart]

11. Some of us felt the pain......

immediately after he stole the first election. But then some of us here at DU are of a higher intelligence than the people who support him.

Hell, my dog is of higher intelligence than Bush supporters!