Posted on 05/18/2006 9:21:28 AM PDT by NYC Republican
Thirty-six percent (36%) of Americans Approve of the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President. Just 15% Strongly Approve. Those are the lowest levels ever measured by Rasmussen Reports. Just 65% of Republicans approve of the President's Job Performance, also a new low.
This data is based upon nightly telephone surveys and reported on a three-day rolling average basis. For today's update, more than 75% of respondents were interviewed after the President Bush's speech on immigration.
Just 39% of voters agree with the President's approach on immigration. Most consider the issue very important and believe that strict enforcement of immigration laws will help the economy.
Democrats now hold a 15-percentage point lead over Republicans on the Generic Congressional Ballot. Before the Presdent's speech, they had a 10-point lead. Just 27% of Americans believe the country is now heading in the right direction.
While the President's numbers have fallen, Hillary Clinton's poll numbers are the best they've been in more than a year of Hillary Meter polling by Rasmussen Reports. Another Democrat doing well is Ted Strickland. He maintains a double digit lead in his effort to become the first Democratic Governor of Ohio in 16 years.
Also in Ohio. Congressman Sherrod Brown (D) leads incumbent Senator Mike DeWine (R) by three percentage points. Though within the poll's margin of error, it's the first time Brown has had a lead of any sort.
Montana Senator Conrad Burns (R) once again trails both Democrats seeking his job. Dragged down by his association with convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, Burns' poll numbers are worse than those for a relatively unknown GOP challenger.
Washington Senator Maria Cantwell (D) has been on the defensive lately and her lead has shrunk to five percentage points. When the year began, she was up by 15.
Visit the Rasmussen Reports Election Polls page to see results from our most recent state-by-state polling for Election 2006
So much for claims that only a few one-issue border bots care about border security.
I honestly do not know anyone personally who supports the amnesty. That is what is dragging him down.
he and his rino buddies have ignored the conservative base of his party and the will of the american people... he deserves all the flack he gets.
He is in free fall, the Left hates him as always, and now he proposes to flood our country with tens of millions of Third World low-wage workers, so conservatives are pis*ed.
He is basically clueless, and Rove is apparently living in fantasyland that "immigration reform" was a winning issue.
That's one of the HUGE drawbacks of term-limits... He has nothing to answer for- ever again.
So much for claims that only a few one-issue border bots care about border security.
Team Bush need to do their polling south of the border where his numbers are probably sky high.
So now all the polls have him at his lowest? Well finally, we have it unanamous? So it's only up from here. As Zig Ziglar said about optimisim:"I am so optimistic I would go after Moby Dick in a row boat, and take the tartar sauce with me!"
What do you think President Bush will do with such a poll? Will he be so scared that he will order the deportation of the 12 million illegals who are here? He will not do it because it is impossible to deport 12 millions of them.
They don't have to be deported.
If we would actually enforce the law on employers, millions would leave of their own accord.
The President mentioned this very clearly in his speech that the employers will be punished.
Don't be stupid. You're assuming that issue is totally resolved, gone and forgotten.
What a horrible argument to make.
By the way if you know an employer who hire illegal immigrant in your area, you can easily report him, so start doing what you are advocating.
What are you talking about? I am addressing some of the arguments made by Bush supporters of his immigration stance on FR that only a few crazed border bots care about this issue. And that is clearly not the case (not that there wasn't ample proof before).
His administration says 6 million were deported since Bush took office. If true, why is 12 million so far fetched?
If I wasn't a conspiracy theorist, I'd say Bush wants to sink his approval ratings so pro-open borders RATS can gain control of Congress and pass his guest worker plan.
The conservatives didn't abandon Bush, Bush abandoned the conservatives.
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