Poll: Dim View Of Bush, GOP

Full story: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/09/opinion/polls/main1604495.shtml

Bush Disappoints On Key Issues; Democrats In Congress Trump GOP

(CBS) President Bush and the Republican Congress show nearly record low ratings while Democrats are viewed much more favorably in their performance on the issues that matter most to Americans, according to the latest CBS News/New York Times poll.

Only 31% of those polled approve of Mr. Bush's job performance and 68% believe the United States is worse off today than it was before Mr. Bush became president.

Personal evaluations of Mr. Bush are the lowest they've ever been during his presidency. On the public's confidence in Mr. Bush's ability to handle a crisis, 51% had been the previous low in September 2005. That figure is now at 50%. The President's handling of the Hurricane Katrina crisis is tied to that decrease.

There is also concern that Mr. Bush is spending too much time on foreign policy issues: 55% think so. Also, on the issues that are most important to Americans, Iraq and gas prices, Mr. Bush's ratings have dropped.

On handling the issue of rising gas prices, Mr. Bush's performance rating dropped four percentage points from what it was a month ago (from 17% to 13%).



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Only 31% of those polled approve of Mr. Bush's job performance; 68% believe the United States is worse off today than it was before Bush became president.

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financially and every other way other. I never thought I would see such incompetence and stupidity the good ol USA.

I hope the people who voted for him really learned something.

I hope the people who voted for him really learned something.

This is the country that elected Ronald Reagan twice. Never underestimate the base stupidity and intellectual laziness of the American people.