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04/20/06 FOX Poll: Gloomy Economic Views; Bush Approval at New Low
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,192468,00.html ^

Posted on 04/20/2006 11:02:34 AM PDT by Grendel9

NEW YORK — More Americans disapprove than approve of how George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld and Congress are doing their jobs, while a majority approves of Condoleezza Rice. President Bush’s approval hits a record low of 33 percent this week, clearly damaged by sinking support among Republicans.

Opinions are sharply divided on whether Rumsfeld should resign as secretary of defense. In addition, views on the economy are glum; most Americans rate the current economy negatively, and twice as many say it feels like the economy is getting worse rather than better. These are just some of the findings of the latest FOX News national poll.

President Bush’s job approval rating slipped this week and stands at a new low of 33 percent approve, down from 36 percent two weeks ago and 39 percent in mid-March. A year ago this time, 47 percent approved and two years ago 50 percent approved (April 2004).

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bush; foxpoll; jobapproval; polls; term2
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To: ruschpa

" How on earth he can be rated so poorly on the economy is just beyond me... His PR staff is completely inept."

Two and a half years of McClellan has clearly taken it's toll.
I cannot believe that the WH allowed the liberal media's daily manipulation to go on for so long.
Gregory and his slimey cohorts set the daily agenda,
they asked their biased questions based on false premises and to show the WH's response to their set up-
they would show McClellan stumbling and fumbling through the answer.
It was the classic- " Has the President stopped beating his wife ? " every... single... day..
and McClellan's bungled response would not only confirm their false story, but, make it seem far worse.
The next spokesman better be capable of taking the gloves off and calling the media on their daily lies, distortions and outright propaganda.
It is sickening that the WH was asleep at the media switch for these past two and a half years.


182 posted on 04/20/2006 1:00:48 PM PDT by Wild Irish Rogue
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To: Dane

A geography lesson, Dane.

The Berlin wall was built to keep oppressed people IN.

Our wall will be built to keep invaders OUT.


183 posted on 04/20/2006 1:01:25 PM PDT by ZULU (Non nobis, non nobis, Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. God, guts, and guns made America great.)
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To: veronica
but certainly the one-issue Republicans

National Security may only be one issue but to most Americans whether they are republicans, democrats or independents, it is the most important issue. Have you forgotten 911 already???

184 posted on 04/20/2006 1:01:43 PM PDT by MaineVoter2002 (http://jednet207.tripod.com/PoliticalLinks.html)
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To: Dane

That's a pretty lame retort Dane.

Come on, you can hit better than that - I know.


185 posted on 04/20/2006 1:02:05 PM PDT by ZULU (Non nobis, non nobis, Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. God, guts, and guns made America great.)
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To: Dane

Good, but why the animus towards immigrants doing good things, such as building buildings or picking food.

Because you intentionally left out one key word in your sentence above. And that word is "illegal". Illegal immigrants, get it?


186 posted on 04/20/2006 1:02:41 PM PDT by flaglady47
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To: Dane
How many West Germans were killed trying to break into East Germany?
That must have happened, otherwise your post makes no sense in relation to the U.S. border issue.

Sense? Sorry. Forgot who I was posting to.

Awaiting your next irrelevant photo.

187 posted on 04/20/2006 1:03:13 PM PDT by dagnabbit (George Bush deported my children to Amerexico.)
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To: JFC

"W.... I STILL LOVE YA,....I know your heart, your head and I know you."

Yeah, just like Bush "knew" Putin by looking into his soul.



188 posted on 04/20/2006 1:06:46 PM PDT by flaglady47
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To: Arizona Carolyn

"problem as I see it the liberals are as responsible as anyone for the high price of fuel"

Only problem with that is republicans control the executive and both houses of congress. Blaming people who aren't in power isn't going to fly.

Imagine if the roles were reversed. Imagine the dems control the white house and congress. If they tried to blame anything on the republicans they'd get laughed at.

If we try to blame democrats we will get laughed at. And rightly so.

We would have a far better chance of explaining that one political party and one president just don't have that much control over the price of a gallon of gas.


189 posted on 04/20/2006 1:07:09 PM PDT by daysailor
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To: surely_you_jest
...individuals' perceptions are typically formed by the microeconomy in which they exist and function. Which, as you point out, may exhibit higher levels of deviation from the norm than does the overall economy.

Ah, yes - but - when there is a remarkable consistency in the direction of the deviation, one must assume a common external influence is at work. In the case of our economy, one might reasonably expect that perceptions would vary (by orders of magnitude inversely proportional to sample size) in both directions; positive and negative. What we see though, is a consistent negative bias, which is a fair description, as it turns out, for the influence of the mainstream media in shaping people's opinions about the economy, and about much else as well.

190 posted on 04/20/2006 1:08:09 PM PDT by andy58-in-nh
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To: ZULU
A geography lesson, Dane.

The Berlin wall was built to keep oppressed people IN.

And shoot them as they tried to escape.

JMO, you are a different side of the same communist coin.

Ala hitler/stalin.

191 posted on 04/20/2006 1:08:24 PM PDT by Dane ( anyone who believes hillary would do something to stop illegal immigration is believing gibberish)
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To: Dane
"Uh you do know that the resurgence of TB in America was due to the AIDS crisis brought about by homosexual activists. As for Ebola, can you show me where one case that is not from Africa."

I don't care about the history or origin of a particular communicable disease. I just care that any one entering from a foreign country is checked for it before they enter this country, let alone work around food. No one is checking the illegals who as we type may be spreading all kinds of foreign strains of disease through the food chain.

192 posted on 04/20/2006 1:10:40 PM PDT by blaquebyrd
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To: daysailor

I agree in principle, but the vote tanking (thank goodness) on the Immigration Bill was because of the usual Harry Reid obstruction and grandstanding. As usual we get things through the house (like ANWR) and the senate is blocked time and again by Reid and the RINO's, our problem really lies in the Senate more than anything because the dems are controlled by the radical environmentalists and too many RINO Senators are beholden to the same groups.


193 posted on 04/20/2006 1:11:42 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: kittymyrib
I can't believe that Rove hasn't caught on to what is happening to the vanishing Republican base.

Conservatives are definitely abandoning President Bush because of several policy disagreements. Mainly his view on illegals. I don't believe there is a vanishing Republican base. It's still around and from most I talk to, they don't intend to vote for Dims because of their disagreements with the President. The Dims are in disarrays also. There are two camps in the Dim Party that are fighting it out for control of the party. I see this even at the local level. When in every other election the Dim party would pick and slate who they wanted to run for local offices there is now two (2) factions fighting for control. In almost every case there are opponents running against incumbent office holders. Things are not as bad for the Republican House and Senate candidates as the media would like for you to believe. It's perfectly alright for us to fight it out within our party for what we believe in but I believe it is decremental to our cause to vote for Democrats or to stay home and not vote at all.

194 posted on 04/20/2006 1:11:47 PM PDT by jerry639
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To: flaglady47
Yeah, just like Bush "knew" Putin by looking into his soul.

That was a bizarre thing for Bush (or anyone) to say. An early sign of more weirdness to come.

195 posted on 04/20/2006 1:11:50 PM PDT by dagnabbit (George Bush deported my children to Amerexico.)
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To: JFC

Huh?


196 posted on 04/20/2006 1:12:58 PM PDT by daniel boob (I bleed orange - GO HORNS!)
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To: dagnabbit
How many West Germans were killed trying to break into East Germany? That must have happened, otherwise your post makes no sense in relation to the U.S. border issue

In my knowledge, none.

JMO, your above says a lot more about those who wish to have no walls(such as Ronald Reagan), than those who do(buchanan, tancredo, castro, chavez, etc.etc).

197 posted on 04/20/2006 1:13:35 PM PDT by Dane ( anyone who believes hillary would do something to stop illegal immigration is believing gibberish)
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To: blaquebyrd
I don't care about the history or origin of a particular communicable disease.

Those who don't care about history are doomed to repeat it.

198 posted on 04/20/2006 1:15:30 PM PDT by Dane ( anyone who believes hillary would do something to stop illegal immigration is believing gibberish)
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To: Dane

That's a wall keeping citizens IN.

The proposal here is to keep aliens OUT.



That's a big difference: the first is a prison, the second a shield.


199 posted on 04/20/2006 1:16:43 PM PDT by Petronski (I love Cyborg!)
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To: jerry639

" I don't believe there is a vanishing Republican base. It's still around and from most I talk to, they don't intend to vote for Dims because of their disagreements with the President."

Agree completely.

But that base is not enough. It's the swing voters who decide national elections.

Right now the swing voters are thinking (sorry, I love analogies) "Okay, republicans. I gave you the keys to the car. I put you behind the wheel. Now we're lost, and you want me to let you keep driving?"

We better have an answer. And it better be something besides "It's that democrat in the back seat's fault!"


200 posted on 04/20/2006 1:18:45 PM PDT by daysailor
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