Harris Poll,
August 14, 2008
Even though President Bush attended the Olympics, Americans’ attitudes toward him have not improved. He is not alone in having very low approval ratings: Congress, Democrats and Republicans are all very unpopular with the American public. According to a new Harris Poll of 1,015 U.S. adults surveyed by telephone between August 6 and 10, 2008 by Harris Interactive®:
* President Bush’s latest ratings among all adults are 25 percent positive and 74 percent negative. These are virtually unchanged from June when they were 24 percent positive and 75 percent negative;
* Congress is in even worse shape with less than one in five Americans (18%) giving them positive ratings and over three-quarters (77%) giving them negative ratings. However, this is slightly better than in June when only 13 percent gave them positive marks and 83 percent negative ones;
* Neither congressional Democrats, who control both houses of Congress, nor congressional Republicans are seen in a better light. Just over one in five Americans each give Democrats (22%) and Republicans (21%) positive marks while almost three quarters give them negative marks (74% and 73% respectively. These ratings also are virtually unchanged from June...
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