Concerns over Economy Push George W. Bush's Overall Job Approval to New Low - 19%

[TacticalPeek]

Source: American Research Group


February 20, 2008

Concerns over Economy Push
George W. Bush's Overall Job Approval to New Low

George W. Bush's overall job approval rating has dropped to a new low in American Research Group polling as 78% of Americans say that the national economy is getting worse according to the latest survey from the American Research Group.

Among all Americans, 19% approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president and 77% disapprove. When it comes to Bush's handling of the economy, 14% approve and 79% disapprove.

Among Americans registered to vote, 18% approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president and 78% disapprove. When it comes to the way Bush is handling the economy, 15% of registered voters approve of the way Bush is handling the economy and 79% disapprove.

A total of 78% of Americans say the national economy is getting worse and 47% say the national economy is in a recession. A total of 42% of Americans, however, say they believe the national economy will be better a year from now, which is the highest level for this question in the past year. This optimism does not spread to improvements in household financial situations as 17% of Americans say they expect their household financial situations to be better a year from now, which is the lowest for this question in the past year.



Read more: http://americanresearchgroup.com/economy/

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19% are blithering idiots.

[HughMoran]

1. 19%?

Nunununineteen%?

:rofl:

[Kikosexy2]

59. 19% and...

we can't impeach this low-life ass?.....and Dickie too?...America the hopeless...what happened to my America?...

[olddad56]

108. Our America was lost in a hostile corporate takeover 8 years ago...

While too many of us were sleeping.

[Jack from Charlotte]

110. Here's a map of where the 19% supporters live.........

http://www.lukecole.com/Electoral%20Maps/Maps10.htm

[okoboji]

111. ouch!

I live in Dumbfuckistan ... please ..... someone save me

[tblue]

123. I hate to tell you this

but we all live in Dumbfuckistan.


That is very funny. Thank you for making me smile tonight.

[Highway61]

126. Jesus

I'm laughing my ass off over here...that was the best map I have ever seen! :rofl:

[Beartracks]

133. OMG! Is Oklahoma...

:yoiks: ... the only state that had NO blue counties??

[harun]

139. We could impeach him at this point in about 10 minutes but it wouldn't

help our cause. Pelosi and Reed are using these low number to ensure a solid majority in Congress come November, 2008. This is their plan and it is a good one.

[Norrin Radd]

140. "Their" plan? What about "our" concerns?

They wouldn't be in the position they are in without us.

[harun]

143. They cannot address your concerns without a bigger majority in Congress

They can only isolate the President with current numbers, which they are doing.

[PurpleChez]

92. Where does that come from?

I remember playing cribbage with friends back home, and Jeff would often say, "Nunununineteen! Vietnam! Saigon!"

[Skittles]

100. seems like it comes from Jeff

:rofl:

[PurpleChez]

136. Nah...it came from a song...

...supposedly....

[psychopomp]

103. I remember that tune

it was a big hit in the Raygun years and helped young people like myself learn a little of the reality of a war that was being mythologized by "Rambo."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSGvqjVHik8

[tridim]

104. I remember that song vividly because it was the first to use digital samples.

The average age of soldiers in Vietnam was nineteen.. N-n-n-n-nineteen. Nineteen years old.

[HughMoran]

122. In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26...In Vietnam he was 19. (lyrics)

19 - Paul Hardcastle

In 1965 Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war,
but it wasn't.
It was different in many ways, as so were those that did the fighting.
In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26...
In Vietnam he was 19.
In inininininin Vietnam he was 19.

(TV announcer's voice)
The shooting and fighting of the past two weeks continued today
25 miles west of Saigon
I really wasn't sure what was going on (Vet's Voice)

Nininini Nineteen, 19, Ni-nineteen 19
19,19,19,19

In Vietnam the combat soldier typically served a twelve month tour of duty but
was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday
Ninininininininininin 19 nininininninin 19

Hundreds of Thousands of men who saw heavy combat in Vietnam were arrested
since discharge
Their arrest rate is almost twice that of non-veterans of the same age.
There are no accurate figures of how many of these men have been incarcerated.
But, a Veterans Administration study concludes that the greater of Vets
exposure to combat could more likely affect his chances of being arrested or
convicted.

This is one legacy of the Vietnam War

(Singing Girls)
All those who remember the war
They won't forget what they've seen..
Destruction of men in their prime
whose average was 19
Dedededededede-Destruction
Dedededededede-Destruction
War, War
Dededede-Destruction, wa-wa-War, wa-War, War
Dedededededede-Destruction
War, War

After World War II the Men came home together on troop ships, but the Vietnam
Vet often arrived home within 48 hours of jungle combat
Perhaps the most dramatic difference between World War II and Vietnam was
coming home.. .none of them received a hero's welcome
None of them received a heroes welcome, none of them, none of them
Nenene Nenene None of them, none of them, none of them (etc...)
None of them received a hero's welcome
None of them received a hero's welcome

According to a Veteran's Administration study
Half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffered from what Psychiatrists call
Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder
Many vets complain of alienation, rage, or guilt
Some succumb to suicidal thoughts
Eight to Ten years after coming home almost eight-hundred-thousand men are
still fighting the Vietnam War

(Singing Girls)
Dedededededede-Destruction

Nininininininininin Nineteen, 19, Ni-nineteen 19
19,19,19,19
Nininininininininin Nineteen, 19, Ni-nineteen 19
19,19,19,19

(Soldiers Voice)
When we came back it was different.. Everybody wants to know "How'd it
happened to those guys over there
There's gotta be something wrong somewhere
We did what we had to do
There's gotta be something wrong somewhere
People wanted us to be ashamed of what it made us
Dad had no idea what he went to fight and he is now
All we want to do is come home
All we want to do is come home
What did we do it for
All we want to do is come home
Was it worth it?

[PurpleChez]

137. Thanks!!1! That was a hugh help!!!11!!!

For as immersed as I was in pop music at that time I somehow totally missed that song. It was unfamiliar when my cribbage pal referenced it a dozen years ago, and I still don't think I've ever heard it.

Even though I was well into classic Beatles-type stuff, Zappa, and other "good" music well before I left high school I still loved to wallow (and still do) in "Rock Me Amadeus" and "New Age Girl".

[HughMoran]

145. ...or how about : Apollo 100 - Joy

That's a one hit wonder pop hit I recently rediscovered - it's simple and short but it brings me back nonetheless!

[bulloney]

99. They say it's now at 19%. So, why, in a few weeks the media will say it's still in the low 30's?

Bush's approval has ratcheted down for the past 4 years or so, but the media will always come back and say it's around 30%, which is still pathetic.

Why don't the Democrats see that Bush is ripe for impeachment. He and his henchmen must have something over Pelosi, Reid and company.

[Skittles]

102. it has been a huge disappointment, bulloney

if ANYONE ever deserved impeachment it would be that lying, stealing, murdering bastard. Bush Inc. has dragged America through the gutter and Pelosi and Reid - don't even get me started - I am DISGUSTED.

[underpants]

2. and he has been out of the headlines!!!

that is realy low. 19% ??? Hell Nixon quit at 22 or 24.

[Acadia Blue]

28. Blame the corporatist media.....they are neo-cons

[tripitaka]

34. low? it's way too high

What the hell does it take?

I'm just not ok with the notion that every fifth person I meet is so batshit insane they're practically non functional.

Btw Nixon didn't quit he was told to go or be made gone, and it wasn't because of poll numbers. Back then there were still Republicans who thought presidents should obey the law.

[underpants]

35. Welcome to DU

:hi:

[tripitaka]

48. thanks! but i should warn you

I'm trying to decide between Obama and McCain. It should be really easy but I find myself consciously resisting Obama. He's too much the political guy I've been waiting for all my life. I don't want to get my heart broken, I don't want the disappointment if he's not who he seems to be.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

54. Real fucking funny.

[underpants]

61. Let us know how that works out for ya

:hi:

[beltanefauve]

76. If you're "trying to decide"

between the Republican nominee and the possible Democratic one, maybe you shouldn't be posting on DemocraticUnderground.

[tanyev]

82. And McCain appointing Supreme Court justices would be better than you getting your heart broken?

[Texifornia]

105. If 100 or 1000 years of war

doesn't make you mind up....and his support of your law breaking president doesn't make up your mind....then I doubt anything Obama can say will help.

[Demeter]

46. You Must Be Meeting a Better Class of People Than I

I'd be happy if it were ONLY 1 in 5 who were batshit insane and evil to boot.

[Lasher]

72. Nixon checked out at around 24

This graph compares Nixon, Junior, Saint Ronnie and Clinton:


And here's one that just shows Junior's historical poll results:

[Alexander]

3. 19%? A President's never fallen this low. Can we impeach yet?

[AnneD]

23. If the guy is so unpopular...

and committed so many crimes...what in the hell is congress afraid of?

Not even a Maytag could spin this.

[rfranklin]

53. They are only thinking of their own advantage at the polls...

I hate to disillusion you but there are no idealists save one or two like Kucinich left in among the assholes in Congress.

[Raksha]

78. This is what I've never understood, now even less than ever:

WHY is it "to their advantage in the polls" not to impeach the Worst President Ever? With a 19% approval rating, what possible political risk could their be for any Congress critter? I just don't buy it...look at Pelosi's approval rating, fer cryin' out loud! NINE PERCENT??? You really have to work at it to have a lower approval rating than the Shrub!

They are being threatened or blackmailed or both--they have to be. The "political calculation" argument just doesn't hold water, if it ever did. If they were REALLY politically calculating, they'd do the right thing and impeach Bush and Cheney--for once, it's the expedient thing as well as the right thing.

[Yukari Yakumo]

81. Because they'd never get a conviction. Without that, impeachment is meaningless. {nt}

uguu

[King Coal]

91. No its not. You have to have hearings. And if the truth came out he would be found guilty.

[Zhade]

116. Yeah, you're right, criminals should walk without anyone even trying to stop them.

:sarcasm:

[Raksha]

119. I disagree....if Congress had subpoena power

(meaning subpoenas the Administration couldn't blow off), I'm pretty sure there is enough evidence to convict both of those bastards and remove them from office.

[GOTV]

89. Political fads sweep idealists of all stripes from congress regularly.

Only those who can surf last an appreciable amount of time.

[kenfrequed]

56. Agreed

Of course I have been for impeachment when his numbers were much higher.

Impeachment is the right thing to do, but it is also the strategic thing to do. As Democrats it is our right and privelage to hang the dead albatross of the bush administration around the neck of any incumbant republican congressman stupid enough to vote against impeachment.

[classysassy]

64. Nancys rating

George 19% Nancy 9%

[jojo54]

4. Bbwwwaaaahhhhaaaaaaa!!

EAT THAT, YOU F*CKING REPUKLIBANS!!!!!!

[yellowcanine]

5. 19%? More people than that believe the moon landings were faked.

depending on which poll one uses anyway.

[Supersedeas]

33. Still, who the hell are the 19%'ers

[frebrd]

67. Probably the "Haves and Have-Mores"

that the Chimpster spoke of.

[femrap]

77. The Greedy, the merely selfish,

and the impoverished fetus-lovers.

[Gonnuts]

86. My landlords one ...

he keeps sending me all this horrible right-wing crap emails. You simply won't believe what these people swallow as being true, it's like being in some alternative universe where commonsense never penetrates and talk about bigoted ... their minds are just so base. I might add he's retired military civil servant.

Anyway to keep from getting evicted I play the neutral game and from time to time send him articles that I think might have an impact. The latest was the video clip Kill the Messenger about Sibel Edmonds, the response I got was complete denial, he only saw what he wanted to see and completely rejected it's premise because of "accusations that our government did something wrong". Of course "the government" he's referring to is bush&co. - I tried to explain that "we are the government" and it is only "certain people within" our government that need to answer some questions and that it just was not just one administration but Edmonds has dope on wrong doing going back to 1997.

I haven't heard from him for several days (he usually sends me emails everyday) so I might be looking for a new place to live soon. God forbid he should make a surprise visit (he lives one state away) I have about 20 impeach bumper stickers plastered all over my truck.

Point being there are people that are simply so bambozzled into thinking that America can NEVER do anything wrong that no amount of hard evidence will convince them. Their belief system is so ingrained with who they are that if one is destroyed so is the other one. Bush could rape a baby in the Rose Garden and beat her to death and they'd say he was just playing with a child and disciplined her for crying.

[swag]

6. You forgot today's beautiful pony for Holden

http://atrios.blogspot.com/2008_02_17_archive.html#8580606914463395893

[Zynx]

7. Daaaaaaaaammmmmmnnnnnn!

That's pathetic.

[lurky]

8. What is the lowest on record?

He was already in Nixon territory before, but under 20% is just amazing. :wow:


Even the dead-enders are giving up on him!

[Jack Rabbit]

11. 19%

You're reading about it, kiddo.

[lurky]

13. Answering my own question:

According to Wikipedia, the lowest previous approval rating was held by Harry Truman, with 22%. That would make Shrub the most disapproved-of president in the history of approval polls, which have been taken since FDR was in office.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Presidential_approval_rating#Lowest_approval_rating:

[merwin]

17. Someone needs to update that Wikipedia article with the new information

[ShadowLiberal]

31. I thought the record was 18% by Truman, not 22%?

Either way though, it's within a point of 18%, man, I can't believe Bush's popularity is so low, I thought his base still loved him.

[xxqqqzme]

40. It appears more & more of his 'base'

can't afford to love him.

[chiffon]

9. tee hee {:snicker: :snort: :guffaw:}

:rofl:

[Jack Rabbit]

10. I didn't think that his ratings would ever get that low

When a candidate for president is chosen by either of the major parties in a normal two-horse race, that candidate can count on getting about 40% of the vote without campaigning. Those are the levels of Goldwater, McGovern and Mondale.

Bush is at half that? Maybe he would never recognize reality if it bit him in the ass, but the rest of us do.

[VP505]

12. 19%, what can

you say besides yee haw let the spinning begin, LOL.

[KoKo]

14. In the oldie days....wouldn't Bush/Cheney have been "run out of town on a rail?"

It's got to go lower for "tar and feathers" but how 'bout some prosecutions for the criminality on Wall St. if no one wants to go after Bush/Cheney.

[LynnTheDem]

15. 19% are 50% richer than God thanks George for war profiteering, and

the other 50% of the 19% are stupid MFers who think the earth is flat, Canadians live year-round in igloos, and the US is the oldest & freest democracy on earth.

Neither group will ever change. Actually, that only 19% of America is either dirt-stupid or filty-rich war profiteers is pretty damn good! Well done to the 81% of the rest of us!

[Laughing Mirror]

16. You can fool some of the people some of the time

And you can fool some of the people all of the time.

This is wonderful news for everybody but the fools.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

18. Here's the ponies for Dear Leader:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGGLENEEVYc

[Voice for Peace]

85. LOL how about "My Little Pony Gets Revenge"

a good one for our times at that same link

[Emillereid]

19. What are the Democrats in Congress waiting for - Impeach the bastard!

[femrap]

79. It's pathetic, isn't it?

If we don't IMHO, the Dems look weak....stupid and paid for.

I'm sick of the them all except a very few.

[Zhade]

117. Worse, they've become complicit cowards.

Remember Nuremberg.

[Emillereid]

144. Ditto my friend. I sometimes wonder if the BFEE has threatened all their

families or something. Their lack of backbone is truly astonishing - it's a wonder they can stand all.

[trusty elf]

20. Yes, there are blithering idiots in our midst.

:thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsup: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsup::thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsup: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsup: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsup: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsup: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsup: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsup: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsup: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsup: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsup: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsup: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsup: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsup: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsup: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsup: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsup: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsup: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsup: :thumbsdown:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

21. There's a legacy that history will not soon forget!

If he keeps working hard at destroying the country we may just see single digits before he's out. :rofl:

[femrap]

80. Wouldn't that be something???

Just wait until the Unemployment numbers start to increase and the price of milk goes to $7/gal and the price of gas to $5!!!

I bet we do see single digits. I want justice...I want him impeached.

[AzDar]

22. Simply the Worst. President. EVAH.

:thumbsup:

[smiley_glad_hands]

24. And just think: McCain gets to hang his hat on W's legacy. eom

[DebbieCDC]

25. Is this any surprise considering *'s economic comments yesterday?

In the Ann Curry interview on "Today" dumbya proclaimed that the problem with the economy is that "we built too many houses" and that the war is actually GOOD for the economy because "We're building things and buying things".

Every day I think it can't get any worse and every day it does.

[LiberalEsto]

43. Next he'll bomb our excess houses

to improve our economy

[beltanefauve]

75. I heard that too!

Just when I think I can't possibly be more outraged than I already am, he spouts off another gem like this one.

Oddly enough, he sounds like his old man, you know, the one who just heartily endorsed McCain. Back in 1991, he was talking about how the recession was already over. He had also vetoed an emergency unemployment compensation extension for that reason, and had his veto overridden. He was totally out-of-touch, AND he didn't give a shit!

[AndyTiedye]

26. Yet About 50% Would Vote for McCain, Who Promises More of the Same

You can fool some of the people all of the time.

[crim son]

27. Isn't it mind boggling?

What is it that they don't understand about Republicon politics? It doesn't work. It's killing us.

[AndyTiedye]

29. They Get Their Information from TV

and guess who owns all the TV networks

[Lone_Star_Dem]

47. The depth of stupidity people are capable of will never cease to amaze me.

Animals have more common sense than humans in many respects. They at least follow their instincts for their own better good.

[BrklynLiberal]

30. I cannot believe it is even THAT high!!!

[happygoluckytoyou]

32. HE CAN ONLY HIT A NEW LOW 19 MORE TIMES...YEEHAH!!!

it has been an arduous task... that long deep spiral into presidential history...
down down into the abyss....

sadly i thought he hit bottom at 31%... but the man has balls the size of, well, balls...

i thought he'd give up... but we have misunderestimated the burning bush's ability to take on water... the man never gives up...

i never would have thought it... but, i think if he could be given a third term, he could get this number down until 10... yes... single digit approval

lets give him an extra year, everyone, TO BRING HIS RATINGS DOWN JUST 10 MORE TIMES... a chance like dubya does not come along more than once in your lifetime....

ALL I AM SAYING IS GIVE BUSH A CHANCE

[crim son]

37. Laughing.

You put it very neatly.

[Dukkha]

65. he'll never hit rock bottom though

a number continuously divided in half can never reach absolute zero, so he'll always have someone supporting him.

[The Croquist]

36. I thought he broke that a couple of years ago.

Who are these 19%?

[jmondine]

38. Bush is now as popular with Americans as sugared gum is with dentists

4 out of 5 dentists recommend...

[From The Left]

39. But Speaker Botox Still Refuses to Impeach Him?

She's an idiot. I hope the voters of San Francisco throw her out of office in November.

[whistle]

41. Then it really is no more than nine percent ( 9.0% )

[diane in sf]

42. Less popular than syphyillis, boils and rains of frogs...

[truthisfreedom]

44. It doesn't matter anymore. 19% is as bad as 5% when you're president.

It's obvious that America (and everyone else) is fed up with bush. Only the freakiest hand-wringing fundies, the most illiterate fear-filled unfortunates, and his cronies/war profiteers/contractors support him now.

[Amonester]

87. You forgot the corpo-communists (have's and havemore's)

Ministry of Fascism Propaganda (formerly known as MSM).

Count on them to catapult more of the same.

[Uncle Joe]

45. WTF!! Why the hell is it so high? What's wrong with the American People,

are they not getting the message!?:grr:

[originalpckelly]

49. He is officially way more unpopular than Nixon.

:rofl:

[Javaman]

50. My 4 terms...

moron = some who does something wrong but doesn't know anybetter.

idiot = someone who does something wrong but should know better.

Jerk = somoene who does something wrong, knows better, but doesn't care.

fucking jerk = somoene who does something wrong, knows better, doesn't care and actually likes it.

our pResident is a fucking jerk*.

[kenfrequed]

51. Dear lords

Can we Friggin IMPEACH yet???!!!!!

[Infinite Hope]

52. I don't buy it's that low. I'd say 20-some percent.

What do other polls show? Clearly our moron population still remains in the 20's. Look around your community.

[lonestarnot]

55. Lower than two fucking stink'n turds.

[txaslftist]

57. Only 15% approve of his handling of the economy?

But.. but... what about his stimurlatin' plan? What about the free money everbody gits? Don't money buy support no more? Why, when He give us them tax rebate checks on the eve of a differn't election, everbody liked it.

I mean, if the gummint can give you free money, don't that mean the econermy's great?

[Divine Discontent]

58. 19% is too generous

but sadly, most of the people I see with W04 stickers on their vehicles still are men & women in vans, and elderly people.

the son of a bitch needs impeached, and now's a golden opportunity to do so... they should push hard right now for it...

[Dukkha]

60. so America's population of insanely stupid Jesus freaks is 19%

good to know

[NewJeffCT]

71. Actually - 19% of Americans think they are among the richest 1%

so I'm guessing they make up most of Bush's 19%...

[bdamomma]

62. when are going to kick this SOB out of office

don't they get the message from us yet????:grr:

[FlyingSquirrel]

63. It's just too bad he can't run for a third term!

:rofl:

[bdamomma]

68. that is not funny

that is a nightmare.

[DebbieCDC]

69. He IS running for a third term via McCrazy

A vote for McCrazy is a vote for dumbya Part 3. Heaven help us all.

[FlyingSquirrel]

70. Rats, that means McCrazy starts out with 19% of the vote already

;)

[DCKit]

66. The error rate on these polls must be staggering.

He's been hanging at 32% for so long - for no reason - and NOW he drops to 18%, where he should have been over a year ago?

I'm looking for a serious surge in McCain's poll numbers.

[Zambero]

73. Single digits anyone?

Speaking of "surges", this one is in a downward spiral. And it would appear that Bush's "strongest" demographic area is the segment of the voting population that is not actually registered to vote!

[Winterblues]

74. We'll see a new poll in a few days saying he is down to a new low of 32%

It laways seems to happen just after seeing a poll like this one. One thing is sure though two thirds of Americans want him gone and the sooner the better..

[tinrobot]

83. Let's hang this 19% turkey around McCain's neck.

[ingac70]

97. McCain's already hung it there himself. n/t.

[mindfulNJ]

84. It's still too high.

I can't believe even THAT many people still approve.

[4_TN_TITANS]

88. I think this has been around the actual % for awhile...

Seriously, at this point, why should the MSM keep up the charade?

[taught_me_patience]

90. He's getting into Cheney territory n/t

[dana_b]

93. Question...

If Nancy Pelosi is so low, can she be impeached? Not sure what we'd pin on her except for not doing her Constitutional duty to uphold it. Maybe then other dems would be scared enough to act.

[superconnected]

94. 4 out of 5 americans think he is bad

When over half your base even doesn't like you, something's wrong.

"Among Democrats (43% of adults registered to vote in the survey), 1% approve and 99% disapprove of the way Bush is handling his job."

So much for being 'a uniter not a divider.'

Who is that 1% anyway, the pelosi family?

[olddad56]

128. It is a typo, it is really 1.9%, the wealthiest 1.9%.

[ingac70]

95. 19% from ARG?

Then it's really something like 12%.

[laylah]

96. I would SOOOOOOO

love to know who the 19% are :rofl:

[superconnected]

98. I'm guessing deadeye dick got 0%

so wasn't worth mentioning.

[happygoluckytoyou]

101. and the real news is that the poll was taken by Fox news outside of an all white country club

[eppur_se_muova]

106. Still appalingly higher than it should be. Should be < MOE. nt

[BRLIB]

107. Didn't weight the poll Bush-style for the Exxon Mobil eXecutives!

Otherwise it would be 99% approval(remainder 1% being the peons like us).

I still see plenty "W" stickers on vehicles here in Louisiana.

BTW (need to start a new thread):

If you see the "Believe in Louisiana" advertisements which I have seen here at DU and at rawstory, they are a 527 designed to promulgate the Rethug Jindal's agenda. (With the governorship as his mouthpiece he shouldn't need it-right?)
But this 527 does not reveal any info on its funding or members-so much for openness and ethics. If you don't know Jindal and think he is some innocent lucky foreigner who became governor, think again.

See http://blog.lj4a.com/

Jindal is just a Rethuglican tool.
And a Bush bootlicker.

[npincus]

109. Holy frickin' cow!!!!!!

:rofl:

[rosesaylavee]

112. That high. Really? Huh. n/t

[earth mom]

113. C'mon now. We all know that *'s approval rating is more like 1.9%! nt

[girl gone mad]

114. As a proud ten-percenter, let me just say..

Welcome to the club! What took you all so damn long?

[Jacobin]

115. I want to know who those 19 people are.

It is not possible that it is nineteen percent.

[many a good man]

118. He can't get much lower

I shit on you, bush! I shit on you!

[cottonseed]

120. The 28 percenters now see alternatives.

They'd been sold a terrible bill of goods these last few years. Now, even they're coming to realize they've been jipped.

[fascisthunter]

121. Yet Impeachment is Off the Table

:shrug:

[rove karl rove]

124. 16 p-oint drop in a month?

why? Economic downturn?

[roamer65]

125. 19%???? Why isn't this 0%????

19 percent of Americans are obviously stark, raving insane for supporting this twit.

[Yavin4]

127. Will Mr. 19% Even Speak At The Republican Convention This Summer?

Or even show up?

[sce56]

129. That is all fine and dandy but

I have never heard of that poll before and I wish it would be a more prominent one! Don't get me wrong I can't understand the 30% of the country that is still voting for the party of Tricky Dick Nixon they have not changed much at all since Watergate just got smarter in controlling the media to squash any real reporting on their failures. The big thing about it is I have to face a RigthWIngNut at work and when I say the Shrub hit 19% he immediately looked up the poll and started saying crap about how loony the ARG was. Being diplomatic I said yeah it is not a Faux Poll so I'm sure they will report him higher there! So who can tell me where this organization gets it's funding. I looked up the ratings here and this poll was not listed
http://www.pollingreport.com/BushJob1.htm

Any ideas how to show this as a legit one?

The other polls still show him just under 30%!




Ich bin eine Colbertler

[pettypace]

130. How did he manage 90 percent approval?

Political scientists will grapple with this for decades.

Its astonishing the heights and depths Bush 43 has endured in office.

[Ian David]

131. I see so few Pro-Bush bumper-stickers lately, that the muscles in my middle finger have atrophied.nt

[paparush]

132. 19... Its the New 30

[GoddessOfGuinness]

134. 18% are blithering idiots

The other 1% got even filthier stinking rich thanks to Dumbyass.

[DeeDeeNY]

135. I wonder how much lower that number would be

if the mainstream media fully and objectively reported the news

[HughBeaumont]

138. You know what the sad, SAD fact about this is?

That even after the Failure Fuhrer has usurped the title of Worst President Ever, this upcoming election still has the potential to be close.

Anyone who votes for a Republican after 8 years of Reagan and 12 years of Bewshes needs to be kicked dead in the ass with a steel toed BOOT.

Seriously, WHAT is going to wake ANYONE up? Your country and you do shittier and rich people get astoundingly richer when a Republican is in office. If you're a parent of a soldier, the chances are great that he or she will be involved in an unnecessary and tax-dollar wasting conflict in the Middle East. There will be scandal, one that hurts either the taxpayer or the country's morale.

I'm not getting what NO one STILL doesn't understand about this going in. Please, GIVE me a compelling fucking reason to vote Republican after this 20 year nightmare which screwed our country beyond repair.

[ckramer]

141. I don't see anyone here say this - It's the economy, STUPID!

When the economy goes south, an unpopular president will be even more unpopular.

Bush deserved to be the worse president of USA.

He spent more money in Iraq than in USA.

His war killed more Iraqis than Saddam.

What's that for?

Now the J6Ps finally wake up.

But isn't that already too late?


Welcome to the Bush recession.

[cannabis_flower]

142. My Republican coworker was quick to point out..

that congress has ratings just about as bad. I pointed out that it's hard to get much done with such a slim majority. He came back with that we had more pork... yada, yada, Murtha, yada, yada.. I said that is nothing compared to an unnecessary, illegal, extremely expensive war!