Posted on 03/15/2006 10:25:20 PM PST by jmc1969
In the aftermath of the Dubai ports deal, President Bush's approval rating has hit a new low and his image for honesty and effectiveness has been damaged. Yet the public uncharacteristically has good things to say about the role that Congress played in this high-profile controversy.
Most Americans (58%) believe Congress acted appropriately in strenuously opposing the deal, while just 24% say lawmakers made too much of the situation.
The new Pew survey underscores the public's alarm over the prospect that an Arab-owned company could have operated U.S. ports. There was broad opposition to the proposed deal from across the political spectrum, including two-to-one disapproval among conservative Republicans (56%-27%).
Bush's overall approval measure stands at 33%, the lowest rating of his presidency.
The president's ratings for handling of several specific issues, particularly terrorism, have also declined sharply. Just 42% now approve of Bush's job in handling terrorist threats, an 11-point drop since February. In January 2005, as Bush was starting his second term, 62% approved of his handling of terrorist threats.
Bush's personal image also has weakened noticeably, which is reflected in people's one-word descriptions of the president. Honesty had been the single trait most closely associated with Bush, but in the current survey "incompetent" is the descriptor used most frequently.
Congress has drawn bipartisan praise from the American public for its response to the possible transfer of U.S. port operations to a United Arab Emirates company. Nearly two-thirds of Democrats (68%), and roughly half each of independents (53%) and Republicans (49%) said Congress acted appropriately, though a third of Republicans felt too much was made of the issue.
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A lot of KoolAid-lovin' FReepers are going to have a stroke when they see the results this November, I think.
Our government is long overdue for a top-to-bottom enema. More Bushes on the ballot won't help that process a bit - sorry Jebby.
Nonsense. The problem is the party itself; the corrupt, lazy, power-mad, big-spending GOP needs to go the way of the Whigs. See my FR page for my questions to Republicans, none of which have ever been answered.
He should try visiting Iraq...
Well .. I would hardly call 46% a downfall .. since he was at 45% in 2004 when he won the re-election.
And .. that's the very point I'm trying to make. There is no downfall .. it's all an illusion. An intentional illusion.
And .. when the liberals do polls they use "adults" - meaning they are a person with no particular political anything - and they're over 18 - that's it. We have found that most of these people tend to be college students. Now I ask you - just what does a college student today know - NOTHING!
Secondly, the next category is "registered voters" - which doesn't necessarily mean they vote regularly if at all - but those people do produce higher numbers for the conservative side of the fence.
But .. the best results is gained from "LIKELY VOTERS" - why ..?? Because people who are the most likely to vote are the people who watch the news, who get info from the internet, who are aware of politics, etc. They make the most informed POLL TAKER. That's why the liberals never use them - but use "adults" instead. Are you getting the picture ..??
You can get any answer you want - if you use the right sample and ask the right questions. That's what CBS and their ilk do all the time - but that doesn't mean that any of their polls resemble anything accurate or "a trend".
With all the information available to us today, we have no excuse for being so ignorant about the ploys of the old media.
You know what I think?
I think the mainstream media doesn't have any credibility.
They need to stay with what they do best -- producing infomercials and writing proposals for more grants to do studies.
LOL, the same trolls were complaining about the VP being on a drunken shooting spree are now using the "incompetent" mantra of the enemy.
They are easy to spot, and the MSM/DNC/OBL love them.
Again, this isn't an electoral poll, and doesn't claim to be one. You're trying to accuse it of being one, and pointing why it's not.
It simply isn't. It's a job approval poll, and likely voters, registered voters, non-voters, are irrelevant to that. The question is what do Ameicans think of the President's job performance. That is all.
Now... we can extrapolate from that a bit and make assumptions. If his numbers don't go back up before November, it will probably be bad for Republicans. But that's just us using this information to predict the future. The poll itself doesn't claim to, or try to, do that.
There is no justification for having 32% ind. That number just does not exist. There is no GREAT independent voter that's anywhere near the numbers of repubs or dems. If you think there is .. you're deceived.
That's another of the illusions the left has been perpetrating for years - the great "middle" - the only thing the "middle" does is sit on the fence - hold their finger in the wind and go with the flow .. that's some indepndence.
Bogus polls are all the libs have left.
In many states, it's quite common to not be affiliated with a particular party. It doesn't mean they vote for Independent candidates - they're just not Republicans OR Democrats. That number doesn't seem out of line with other polls I've seen.
Well, raising the GOP & DEM percentages to 40% each and dropping the IND percentage to 20% will give you 38% approval. Do you feel better now?
Correct! But, unfortunately for somebody .. Bush is not running anymore and the dems are still planning their agenda against him as if he was still in the race. McAwful said their agenda is a "failed presidency" .. stunning stupidity.
It's going to cost them.
I love polls !
You see, Kerry is REALLY president because he won the exit polls. <* sarcasm off>
Bogus or not, anyone on the right that jumps in the foxhole with the enemy is dead.
But at least we know who are the jumpers, and plan accordingly.
I don't know what the IND registration is - why don't you call your local registrar's office and find out .. they'll give you the information if you ask. Then you'll see that your 20% is also way out of line - and the real number is probably closer to less than 10% if it's that much.
So .. don't break your arm patting yourself on the back. I'm still going with the 46% - because Battleground has been the most consistently accurate of all the poll takers - which should also be a clue.
Well .. if you think IND voters are even in numbers with repubs and dems .. you don't know what you're talking about.
That is stunning.
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