Poll: Weak Ratings Confront Bush Ahead of State of Union

ABCNews.com ^ | 1/29/06 | GARY LANGER

[madprof98]

I don't know very many people who say that the Democrats have better ideas about where the country should be going. I wonder what they think those ideas are???

[Tarpon]

Most people have long since tuned out the 2,000 election :-). The MSM is insisting on keeping up the count until they can prove their guy won.

The poll is not the answer, it's just the latest editorial tool.

[pissant]

Another phony poll by ABC.

[Puppage]

On the deficit, 64 percent disapprove of his work

And, IMHO, fully 90% of those polled couldn't tell you WHAT the deficit is and HOW it affects people.

[MNJohnnie]

Pity for the Dems and their leftist Agenda that 450-500 of these 1000 poll respondents will not bother to vote.

[newconhere]

How convenient for them to poll before speech. FYI, Rasmussen has him at 49%. If you follow polls, of course.

[goresalooza]

Yawn. Let's see where Bush stands in about a week or so after the Alito confirmation. He was just at 50% only a couple weeks back. They just can't STAND IT.

I guess Bush will have to concede in 08.

/sarc!!!! LOL

[fizziwig]

Rasmussen had Bush at 48%.

An ABC poll aint fit to wipe your arse with..

Bush is hardly weakened...he will get Alito...Iraq just had successful elections...the economy is doing great by all reasonable standards.

Best of all, the dems are imploding before our eyes and ruining any chances they might have had in 06.

And on a personal level...the past 6 years of my life have been an endless barrel of fun....if that is Bush's fault then may he be President ad infinitum...

[JOE43270]

I don't think President Bush cares anymore about those ratings than I do. He is a leader not a figurehead. I feel he has a bigger enemy to fight that are the Whacko Rats than the Terrorists are. He's getting the job done inspite of the Rats that are undermining everything he is working at. He is protecting America from the Terrorists and the ENEMY WITHIN, which are the RATS.

[saganite]

Polling samples please. I would like to see the breakdown of Dems vs Reps, likely voters vs registered etc. I'm sure those #s will tell how skewed this poll is.

[Thom Pain]

The President's ratings are not weak in my house! Quite the opposite. Anyone who would prefer the Dems should just move to "Palestine" and get it over with.

[atomicpossum]

a random national sample of 1,002 adults.

[G.Mason]

Let's see ... Roberts confirmed ... Alito will be confirmed (and another may need to be replaced) ... Republican coffers filled to overflowing, in spite of the RINO's ... Democrats eating each other ... Howie Dean head of the DNC ... the Kerry and Kennedy comedy skit bringing roucus laughter throughout the land, etc. etc..

Just how is President Bush weakened? Is he running for a third term?

Oh ... I forgot. When the Democrats take back the House and Senate this year, they are going to impeach him.

Yeah ... I forgot all about that one.

[CheyennePress]

There was one released a few days ago that had him at 48. These polls are worthless.

[thoughtomator]

Yet amazingly, he seems totally unconcerned about re-election. Go figure!

[thoughtomator]

Yet amazingly, he seems totally unconcerned about re-election. Go figure!

[GianniV]

And Clinton was "popular" and accomplished nothing!

[G.Mason]

Agreed. If anything, those 2004 "exit" polls [?] should have indicated to, even the dimmest of bulbs, that polling results are what the pollster wishes them to be.

Besides, a finger stuck up in the air to feel the wind may well get shot off. ;)

[MNJohnnie]

Let's see ... Roberts confirmed ... Alito will be confirmed (and another may need to be replaced)

Point of intrest. Justice Stevens was born in April 1920. He is 85. GW Bush is President until Jan 2009.

[Chgogal]

Ditto! Had a dinner party here in Turbin country and they have all become Bush bots after voting for Gore in 2000!