FOX News Poll: President Bush and Congress (39% approval)

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03/16/06 FOX News Poll: President Bush and Congress

NEW YORK — Is George W. Bush now a lame-duck president? A new FOX News poll finds that over half of Americans think the president has lost a great deal of his power and effectiveness. The president's overall job approval rating remains stable this week and approval of Congress shows a modest decline. In addition, a majority of voters say they want to see Democrats make gains in Congress in the midterm election.

President Bush's job approval rating held steady this week at 39 percent, unchanged from polling conducted two weeks ago and 3 points higher than his record low rating of 36 percent approval (November 8-9, 2005). Just over half — 51 percent — disapprove of the job Bush is doing.

Bush's approval among Republicans has dropped 6 points since January and 13 points since last year this time. Today, 74 percent of Republicans approve, as do 36 percent of independents and 8 percent Democrats.

In addition to the 66-point partisan gap, there is a 10-point gender gap on Bush's job approval: 44 percent of men approve compared to 34 percent of women.

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