Bush Disapproval Rating on Iraq Exceeds 50% in Poll (54-45!)

[tinnypriv]

Bush Disapproval Rating on Iraq Exceeds 50% in Poll
Bloomberg, 7 November 2003

For the first time since the war that toppled Saddam Hussein, a majority of Americans disapproves of how U.S. President George W. Bush is handling the situation in Iraq, a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll published today shows.

At the same time, backing for the deployment of troops in Iraq grew, a change Gallup attributes to a rally of support for the armed forces after an escalation of attacks by anti-coalition insurgents. The three-day poll that began Monday followed Sunday's downing of a U.S. helicopter in which 16 soldiers died in the worst postwar attack on the coalition.

Fifty-four percent of the 1,007 adults surveyed said they disapprove of how Bush is handling Iraq, Gallup said on its Web site. Forty-five percent approve. Last month, 50 percent disapproved and 47 percent approved.

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Blaming Bush: Bush's positive ratings over Iraq were at their height after Hussein's regime fell in April, when 76 percent of those polled by Gallup approved of his handling of the situation and 21 percent disapproved. The decline in Bush's approval rating over Iraq has paralleled public opinion of how well the war is going, ``suggesting the public blames the president for the problems,'' Gallup said.

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Bush's overall job performance rating hasn't suffered over Iraq, with 54 percent of those polled approving and 43 percent disapproving, a 1-point increase over last month in those approving.

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[bushisanidiot]

1. Once Again, the World Screams "THE CHIMP SUCKS"!!!

EVICT THE BASTARD!

:)

[blueseas]

2. I second that

Evict!:bounce:

[Buckminster Fush]

3. My first post here :)

It was about time the 'swing' people in this country finally see what most of us have known all along.

[wellst0nev0ter]

5. Welcome 2 DU Buckminster!

:hi: May your stay here be lengthy and relieving.

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[lancdem]

6. His approval rating is still too high

compared to his rating on Iraq.

[cliss]

7. Is it just me, or does the

Bushman not seem to worried? I could swear he seems pretty comfortable about it all. Maybe he knows something that I don't.

He was definitely sweaty over the Navy banner lie, he looked absolutely wasted before he left for a quick sojourn to Texas.

[BuckeFushe]

8. He's numb as a stump, why should he look worried

n/t