It’s The Economy…Ratings of President, Congress Near Their Lowest Points Ever

[Populista]

Harris Poll,
August 14, 2008


Even though President Bush attended the Olympics, Americans’ attitudes toward him have not improved. He is not alone in having very low approval ratings: Congress, Democrats and Republicans are all very unpopular with the American public. According to a new Harris Poll of 1,015 U.S. adults surveyed by telephone between August 6 and 10, 2008 by Harris Interactive®:

* President Bush’s latest ratings among all adults are 25 percent positive and 74 percent negative. These are virtually unchanged from June when they were 24 percent positive and 75 percent negative;
* Congress is in even worse shape with less than one in five Americans (18%) giving them positive ratings and over three-quarters (77%) giving them negative ratings. However, this is slightly better than in June when only 13 percent gave them positive marks and 83 percent negative ones;
* Neither congressional Democrats, who control both houses of Congress, nor congressional Republicans are seen in a better light. Just over one in five Americans each give Democrats (22%) and Republicans (21%) positive marks while almost three quarters give them negative marks (74% and 73% respectively. These ratings also are virtually unchanged from June...

http://harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=942

[bemildred]

1. In other words, we have an iillegitimate government.

A thorough despotism. There are lots of dictators and authoritarian states where the citizens have a better view of their governments than we do, where the government cares more about what the public thinks than here.

[tom_paine]

4. Exactly. n/t

[bulloney]

2. But Bush did pick up a couple of supporters from the U.S. beach volleball team.

I'll bet Pickles had a long talk with him after the way he was gawking at their arses.

[bronxiteforever]

3. he is a supporter all right

an athletic supporter

:evilgrin:

[mwb970]

5. Clinton had a 70% approval rating the day he was impeached over nothing.

bush commits endless crimes against America and humanity, 74% of us disapprove of him, and nothing whatever is done to him beyond the mildest possible slap on the wrist.

That 25% that "approve" of bush are evidently the ones who control whether he is held accountable. They have determined that he will not be.

Is this country sick or what?