I don’t talk about George W. Bush that much, but his poll numbers have hit a new low: 23%.
Despite a brief rebound last month, the overall mood of Americans has since fallen sharply, with majorities now taking a negative view of both U.S. economic policy and their own personal financial situation, a new Reuters/Zogby poll shows.The Reuters/Zogby Index, a measurement of American confidence, has fallen to 87.9 from 95.5 in April, and is now just slightly about the all-time low of 87.7 registered in March. In February, the index boasted its highest rating since the baseline rating of 100 for the index was established in August. The Reuters/Zogby Index includes 10 poll questions that gauge perception of the state of the country and the economy. The telephone survey of 1,076 likely voters nationwide was conducted May 15-18, 2008. It carries a margin of error of +/- 3.0 percentage points.
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Approval ratings for President Bush, Congress at all-time lows
The slight job approval gains made by President George W. Bush and Congress in April’s Reuters/Zogby survey evaporated this month. The job approval rating for the President have hit an all-time low, and now stand at just 23%, down from 27% in April and surpassing his previous record-low approval of 25% in October of 2007. Bush has lost support from both Republicans and Democrats, although he does show a slight increase in job approval among political independents. Just 44% of fellow Republicans give Bush positive job approval marks in this latest poll, falling from 55% last month. Among Democrats, just 6% now give the president a positive job approval rating, down from 8% in April, while 22% of independents give him positive marks, up from 18% last month.
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