W Post: On the Economy, 70% Disapprove of Bush

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/14/AR2008041402842.html

By Jon Cohen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 15, 2008; Page A04

Public disapproval of the way President Bush is handling the nation's economy has hit a new high in Washington Post-ABC News polling, and his overall favorability rating remains near an all-time low.


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On the Economy, 70% Disapprove of Bush
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Washington Post-ABC News Poll
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New High Is a Low for President


Seven in 10 Americans now give negative ratings to the president's stewardship of the sinking U.S. economy. Only 28 percent approve of his performance in this area, a double-digit decline from a year ago, and even core Republicans have begun to abandon the president on the issue.

Among Republicans, 59 percent approve of the way he is handling the economy, down from 70 percent at the beginning of February and well off his career average of about 80 percent from his party's base. Only a quarter of independents and 6 percent of Democrats approve of Bush's performance on the economy.

Republicans have been more steadfast in their overall support for Bush and in their assessments of his handling of the situation in Iraq, with about three-quarters approving of Bush's job performance generally and 68 percent backing him on his war policies.

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[muntrv]

1. I wonder what the average income of the dirty thirty is?

[mediaman007]

2. I don't think that the affluent can be liking this too much. The thirty %er's

are the bloggers that are living off mom and rarely come out of the basement. They thing that they are fighting the war on terror! They wouldn't come out of the basement for their mother's funeral. After mom passes on, they'll realize she's gone when the refrigerator is empty and the broadband is shut off.

[kestrel91316]

3. Bush's response: SO??