(Nothing under poll or polls or polling in the tag history).
Via atrios, the latest WSJ/Harris Poll has Dear Leader at yet another new nadir, 34% Approval.
Link:
http://online.wsj.com/...
Some quotes below
President Bush's positive job rating continues to fall, touching another new low for his presidency, the latest Harris Interactive poll finds.
Bush's current job approval rating stands at 34%, compared with a positive rating of 88% soon after 9/11, 50% at this time last year, and 40% in August.
He's lost
16 points in a year. At this rate, children will be spitting on him in the street during the leadup to the 06 elections.
Mr. Bush's current ratings don't compare favorably with those of three of the last four two-term presidents at a comparable time in their fifth year in office. In November or October of their fifth year, Presidents Johnson (67%), Reagan (66%) and Clinton (58%) all enjoyed the support of majorities, while President Nixon (29%) was less popular than Mr. Bush is now.
Bush == Nixon. That's the storyline we want to promote, and it's getting easier all the time. Heck, he's even in China this week.
In the most recent poll, Americans were also asked to name the two most important issues that the U.S. government needs to address. When considering the most important issues, 34% of those polled say the war is most important, 13% said the economy and 13% said Iraq. Other issues mentioned were health care (11%), education (10%) and taxes (9%).
I'm a little confused as to the difference between 'the war' and 'Iraq'. Looks like the people aren't exactly crying out for more tax cuts, though.
The question now arises: When will Bush crack the 30% line? Take the Poll:
-dms