CNN Poll: Approval For Iraq Handling Drops To New Low (28%)

[Mark E. Smith]

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Support for President Bush's management of the Iraq war has dropped to an all-time low even as his overall approval remains tepid but steady, according to a CNN poll released Monday.

The survey, conducted Friday through Sunday by Opinion Research Corp., found support for Bush's handling of the Iraq conflict has decreased to 28 percent from 34 percent in a poll taken October 13-15.

And a record 70 percent of respondents said they disapproved of Bush's war management, up from 64 percent in the October poll.

Meanwhile, Bush's overall job approval was 36 percent -- down only 1 percentage point from the last CNN poll asking that question December 5-7.

Sixty-two percent said they disapproved of his performance in office, up from 57 percent in the previous poll.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/18/bush.poll/index.html

Dunno about the tepid thing. It seems to me a 62% disapproval number would be enough to refreeze the polar ice caps.

[WI_DEM]

1. how can only 28% approve of Iraq but overall 36% approve of Bush?

Iraq and Bush are intertwined. It is the hallmark of his presidency. You mean some people actually think that his handling of Iraq is wrong/bad but overall "he's doin' a good job"???? psychos!

[davhill]

9. Eight percent don't care what he does

As long as they can keep their tax cut.

[VegasWolf]

16. That 8% is anti-abortion! nt

[bemildred]

2. What handling? There is no handling.

They dump truckloads of money in the hopper, and more dead people and destroyed infrastructure comes out. :banghead::banghead:

[kstewart33]

3. Right, and how about

the statement that his overall rating is "down only 1 percentage point"? The poll results are anything but tepid.

[NanceGreggs]

4. 28% APPROVE of his handling of Iraq???

They must be calling mental health care hospitals, and asking to speak to patients diagnosed as hopelessly insane ...

[Martin Eden]

7. Who are these people?

Even if you still think the war was the right thing to do ...
Even if you believe GW is a good man and you support his domestic agenda ...
Even if you're a die-hard Republican partisan ....

... if you've paid attention the last 3 years and have half a brain, you have to KNOW his handling of Iraq has been ABYSMAL.

The only way you might APPROVE is if you believe the chaos this has generated will hasten armageddon and the rapture you so earnestly desire.

Do 28% of those polled fall into that category or are they simply ignorant?

[against all enemies]

12. "paid attention"..."half a brain" - you're asking a lot from Bush supporters

[AndyTiedye]

13. They Are The People Who. Will. Believe. ANYTHING

[Javaman]

17. There is a guy that is a school buddy of a friend of mine that has a

colossal man crush on moron*. As far as this idiot is concerned, the sun rises and sets by moron*. It's really comical to listen to this guy speak.

[brentspeak]

15. Even psychiatric inpatients are more in touch with reality than this 28%

[Journeyman]

5. Hilarious spin: "tepid but steady," overall support "down only 1 percent"...

yeah, he's holding steady at a crappy level so let's all drink and dance and tell ourselves more lies. . .

[partylessinOhio]

6. Another SIX point drop and * is still talking "winning" and ignoring

Baker.

What is wrong with this picture?

The voters spoke in November. What is it going take to get our troops home?

[superconnected]

8. I think that most of us are shocked that anybody would approve.

Then there's the bell curve. On the bell curve half of all people are under 100. Nearly 16% are under 85. Sometimes it helps to remember that when you're dealing wth people who approve of Bush and how Iraq is being handled.

[jazzjunkysue]

10. Dropping 1 point every 2 weeks: I can live with that.

At that rate, he'll be invisible by next christmas. Merry Christmas!

[ismnotwasm]

11. I wish "We told you so" was an appropriate response

To those who "approved" in the first place. But it's too tragic, and too sad. The outcome was predictable, and WAS predicted. Makes me sick.

We told them so.
Nope. Doesn't feel any better to say it.
Please, let it end soon.

[HuckleB]

14. Clearly we need to require logic courses to graduate from 8th grade.

I mean how can anyone logically approve of Bush's handling of Iraq?