Just a little bit of Breaking News before I get to the poll, according to ABC, the Alito Nomination Hearings are now scheduled to start on
January 9th. I guess Senator Leahy won that argument...
According to a new ABC News/Washington Post Poll, Bush's Job Approval is still at 39% after the Alito Nomination, but his Disapproval number has hit 60%...
An increasingly unpopular war, an ethics cloud, and broad economic discontent have pushed public opinion of the Bush administration from bad to worse, infecting not only the president's ratings on political issues but his personal credentials for honesty and leadership as well.
George W. Bush's approval ratings for handling his job, Iraq, terrorism and the economy are all at career-lows. Sixty percent of Americans disapprove of his work in office overall, a level of discontent unseen since recession chased his father from office.
Among the significant findings are the ratings of how people view Bush
personally...
|
Yes |
No |
Is a strong leader |
|
47% |
|
53% |
Is honest and trustworthy |
|
40 |
|
58 |
Shares your values |
|
40 |
|
58 |
Understands problems of people like you |
|
34 |
|
66 |
His approval ratings on
major issues...
|
Approve |
Disapprove |
Overall job |
|
39% |
|
60% |
Economy |
|
36 |
|
61 |
Iraq |
|
36 |
|
64 |
Health care |
|
34 |
|
61 |
Gas prices |
|
26 |
|
68 |