As if we needed further proof that Bush sucks, the latest
poll by Zogbyhas his approval rating pegged at 39%
After suffering what was perhaps the worst week of his administration, President Bush's job approval rating has nosedived to a historic low, settling at 39%, a new Zogby America survey shows.
On the heels of the withdrawal of Harriet Miers as his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, the indictment of the Vice President's chief of staff, and mounting American casualties in Iraq, public approval of President Bush's leadership - which had been on the increase - suddenly reversed course. The poll, taken Oct. 29 through Nov. 2, carries a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.
Mr. Bush's rating had been on the rebound, recovering from a recent low of 41%. A Zogby poll less than two weeks ago had his job approval at 45%.
Some Interesting notes:
Even among his Republican base, one in four disapproved of the job the President is doing. Among conservatives, his support hovers just above 70%.
City dwellers give him very poor marks, but 46% of suburbanites and 54% of those who live in rural America approve of President Bush's work. The poll shows there is a small gender gap - 43% of men said he is doing a good job, while just 36% of women agreed.
Asked how he has done managing specific issues, respondents were most displeased with the President's leadership in keeping gasoline prices low. Just 18% said he was doing a good job, even as pump prices began to ease. One in three gave him good marks for managing foreign policy in general and, specifically, the war in Iraq. Forty-three percent said they were pleased with his leadership of the war on terrorism, the survey showed. In addition, more people than not said they felt safer with him as President.
Finally, Zogby tells us what we already know, Bush sucks.
"The 39% job performance is the lowest we have registered so far for Mr. Bush. Behind those numbers are some troubling trends for his party. He is rated positively by only 43% of men, 48% of gun owners, 44% of NASCAR fans, 46% among those who attend a place of worship weekly, 39% of Catholics, 48% of Protestants -- including just 59% among self-described 'Born Again' Protestants, 41% of armed services households, 47% of married voters, and just 72% of conservatives (his lowest yet). These are all groups that have provided strong support for him in the past. He gets only 76% of Republicans (again his lowest in our polls), with just 11% of Democrats and 28% of Independents. His support among Hispanic voters is down to 21% and only 6% among African Americans. The President has been resilient thus far, but he and his party have some significant catching up to do."
Why do voters hate America?