New CBS and Zogby Polls Not So Positive about Bush's Response

[VolcanoJen]

Via Daily Kos; Zogby has Bush's overall approval down to 41%, by the way.

CBS Poll - Blame All Around

President George W. Bush's overall response to Katrina meets with disapproval today – a dramatic change from the public’s reaction just after the storm hit on August 29th. Last week, in the two days immediately after Katrina made landfall, a majority of Americans said they approved of Bush's response, although more than a third were not sure. Now, only 38% approve. A majority disapproves.

BUSH'S HANDLING OF RESPONSE TO KATRINA

Approve 38%
Disapprove 58%
Don't Know 4%

FEMA, federal, state and local governments all take a beating in that poll.

Bush Job Approval Hits 41%—All Time Low; Would Lose to Every Modern President - Zogby


President Bush’s job approval rating took a hit in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, dropping to a historic low of 41%, a new Zogby America poll reveals. The same survey found the nation’s forty-third president would lose election contests against all of his predecessors since Jimmy Carter.

The Zogby America survey of 1157 likely voters, conducted from September 6 through 7, 2005, has a margin of error of +/-2.9 percentage points.

The public rates the performance of all levels of government in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina negatively, with 36% giving the President passing marks on his handling of the crisis—slightly higher than the 32% who give government in general good marks for its handling of the storm that devastated New Orleans and much of the Gulf coast.

[Seen the light]

1. 41% of Americans are utterly brainwashed

That's honestly the only thing I figure. How sad.

[never_get_over_it]

19. Some one posted earlier the phrase

stuck on stupid - I love it and plan to use it extensively

This freak's approval rating should be about 1% from the uber rich who have benefited by his sick policies

[Swede]

27. Stuck on stupid!

Great phrase that every thinking person will immediately recognise.

[Bumblebee]

2. CBS ALSO HAS THE VIDEO OF F** YOU REMARK

right there on the home page.

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/home/main100.shtml

they bleep it a bit but still priceless!

[VolcanoJen]

8. Oh, that is absolutely a beautiful thing!!

God bless America!!!!

Thanks for making my day, Bumblebee!!

[Bumblebee]

15. happy to be of service :)

[ironflange]

14. Say what you like about Cheney,

And I want to emphasize that I can't stand him, I think he handled that well.

[Bumblebee]

16. Not the John part! That was very stupid of him to say.

[TOOLZ]

26. See it HERE without bleep

<www.toolz.blogs.com>

:headbang:

[tridim]

3. The people are slowly coming around

We have to remember, not everybody gets the truth in realtime like we do on DU.

[Douglas Carpenter]

4. very important story---recommended

[VolcanoJen]

11. Thank you. Keep this kicked for our morale, guys!

I knew those early polls were bullshit.

I wonder if the CNN "poll guy," Bill Schneider, will be doing some backpedaling today?

[opihimoimoi]

5. Polls often reflect reality...WHERE were the ADULTS in this one?

Where was "John Wayne Bush?"

Where O Where was the REAL LEADERSHIP when it mattered MOST? MIA...

[mattclearing]

6. I wonder if Poppy has called to gloat about his hypothetical victory yet.

:D

[ProfessorGAC]

7. So Much For The Bounce

There was no way he would bounce because it was obvious to all but the least and dimmest that he fumbled this one horribly.

Conservatives were on TV early this week actually talking about expecting a bounce. Wrong again, idiots.
The Professor

[mshasta]

9. 41% are parasites...

:banghead:

[Zomby Woof]

10. so roughly 40% of Americans are too stupid

To tie their own shoes. I am not optimistic at ALL.

[VolcanoJen]

12. Well, earlier, roughly 58% of Americans were too stupid...

... to tie their own shoes, or to wipe dribble from their mouths.

These polls at least counter the early spin that "Americans still love the President."

[Zomby Woof]

22. Those 18% since were just too lazy to tie their shoes

:P

Don't be using logic on me! ;-)

[VolcanoJen]

25. Well, logic is in short supply these days.

:P

[Zomby Woof]

28. truly

But you take the fun out of my misanthropy that way. :evilgrin:

[The_Casual_Observer]

13. He has 3 more yearsto get it down into the teens.

At this, he will succeed.

[Nikki Stone 1]

18. These are the Rush Limbaugh listeners. Mind-fucked by propaganda

unable to tell the truth from a lie, even when the truth is blatantly out there.

[killbotfactory]

17. I bet it would push 60% disapproval if he ate a baby on live tv

65% if it was a white baby

[nyhuskyfan]

20. He has a 21% approval on gas prices...

My God, those 21 percent either work for oil and gas companies or they are incapable of reasoned thought.

[Bumblebee]

21. unfortunately, it means that paying $1 more for a gallon of gas

is more important to some than many thousands of mostly black and poor residents of NOLA dead. We have to face it.

[MamaBear]

23. A kick for the 59%

Who are not braindead.

[smartvoter]

24. Yeah. Gallup needs to go. This shit is getting old. nt