Bush Approval Continues to Fall

[Gunit_Sangh]

Just saw this over at http://politicalwire.com/

President Bush’s job approval has dropped to 41% nationwide, according to the results of 50 separate but concurrent, statewide public opinion polls conducted by SurveyUSA. Bush’s aproval rating ranges from a high of 59% in Idaho to a low of 29% in Rhode Island.

* Bush is above 50% in 7 states.
* Bush is at 50% in 2 states.
* Bush is below 50% in 41 states.

Compared to last month's poll, Bush's approval numbers dropped 5 or more points in 10 states. The single largest drop was in Minnesota, where it fell 10 points. Bush also fell 9 points in New Mexico.

Here's the URL to the survey:

http://surveyusa.com/50StatePOTUS0805.htm

[niceypoo]

1. The Sheehan attacks are taking a toll

The right is exposing itself for what it is. Partisan lunacy. The cross destroyer did so in "support" of Bush remember.

[kikiek]

2. WOW..great post thanks for sharing.

[Fovea]

3. ** is the concrete under the Puggie party's wings.

And in 06, if we are true to our populist roots and have a national agenda that is geared to helping the dying middle and working classes, we could take it all back.

[bunkerbuster1]

4. Maybe nothing's the matter with Kansas.

50% disapprove, 46% approve.

Make me proud, Jayhawks!

[Francine Frensky]

54. The two states that really jump out are Ohio and Missouri

Two very important swing states that went to Bush.... now his approval is at 38% in both????? Very interesting, this shows how incredibly soft his support was a year ago, and sadly, how the dems really blew the election in those two states alone.

I hope someone at the national level is studying these numbers.

[acmejack]

5. How low can he go?

The People are finally experiencing an epiphany it seems.

[leftylady]

6. These gas prices are really going to hurt him

His energy bill did absolutely nothing to help these prices. And these will cause inflation to pick up.

[electropop]

12. I think of the money we're spending on gas as

the "Impeach Bush Fund." :evilgrin:

[rniel]

7. yee haw idaho

That's where I'm from. Maybe I should move to Rhode Island.

[rniel]

8. How are they going to explain away

Republican landslide victories in 2006 with this. They'll have to put the spin machine on super overdrive.

[mwb970]

55. They're a *little* smarter than that.

51-49 still counts as a win, and that's all they need.

[gratuitous]

9. Answer to the question whether Sheehan is hurting Stupidhead?

Looks like an unqualified yes from where I'm sitting.

Keep this in mind when the know-nothing chuckleheads on your TV try to tell you that Cindy Sheehan is a distraction, or she's inconvenient. Well behaved women rarely make history. And Lil Boots is finding out that there are more mothers to be feared than just Witch Queen Barbara.

[pansypoo53219]

10. pfft. what's his

DISAPPROVAL numbers?

[electropop]

11. Love this picture; can't wait for the update

[Kolesar]

13. His numbers are where they were a year ago after Abu Ghraib

Don't get your hopes up. The gops have 14 months to execute another tasteless, lying campaign to win again in '06.

[Arkansas Granny]

16. This graph just scares me to death.

The last two times his approval rating was this low, we either had a terrorist attack or we attacked another country. Which do you think it will be this time?

[electropop]

20. I don't think he's been quite this low before.

At some point, he can't pull stunts like that because even the rabid right have to worry about re-election, and can't afford to screw around again.

[mark11727]

30. How come his numbers go UP whenever something BAD happens?

Is everyone (present company excepted) really THAT STUPID...?

[kath]

42. yeppers, they're pretty fokkin' stoopid.

[zann725]

17. Those 'thousand points of light' Reagan dreamed of tumblin' down

[Art_from_Ark]

31. I thought that was daddy's idea

Part of his inaugural address back in '89

[Czolgosz]

14. How does Reptilican Lincoln Chafee get re-elected by pushing Bush Co.'s

slimy agenda in Rhode Island where * has an approval rating of only 29%?

[barbaraann]

23. You have to understand Rhode Island politics.

Organized crime, corruption, scandals, Buddy Cianci, etc.

The Providence Journal has some good stuff but you have to register.

[Czolgosz]

33. So Chaffee can get re-elected on this sinking BushCo. ship?

[barbaraann]

39. It really depends on how stinky local politics are at the time of his

campaign, IMHO, as well as the strength of his opponent.

[Infomaniac]

37. A lot of Rhode Islanders admired his dad, Sen. John Chaffee

Lincoln's up for a much tougher re-election campaign next year. Depending on what happens with Groton/New London and the submarine base, I don't think the repugs have a prayer in RI. A fair number of RI residents derive their living from the submarine base and have supported Chaffee in the past. Won't happen if the base closes.

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[Old_Fart]

15. Who conducted the poll?

I still think that the figures are way too high.

[elehhhhna]

18. I prefer the headline : NO CONFIDENCE! Disapproval of Bush Skyrockets!

[trogdor]

19. Weighted vs unweighted makes little difference.

Weighted Average 	41% 	55% 	-14% 	  	
('Weighted Average' means each state is weighted proportionally to its share of USA population. For example,
California, the most populated state, is given 71 times the weight of WY the least populated state, in a weighted avg.) 	
		
Unweighted Average 	43% 	53% 	-10% 	  	
('Unweighted Average' means each state is given equal weight; population density is not taken into account). 

[senseandsensibility]

21. * is at forty two percent approval

in KENTUCKY? I saw some other red states where he is far below fifty percent. Rhode Island always rocks in these polls. How low can he go there? :) Anyone know why * is SOOO unpopular there?

[Dream of the Flood]

22. Rasmussen concurs

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/Bush_Job_Approval.htm

Even here he is only at 43% approving with 55% disapproving.

This is significant, because Rasmussen results are always more favorable to the president than other polls due to fact that he employs a different polling method than the others.

Good to see.

[kwolf68]

24. Im not happy

Just as soon as the next terror alert (or worse) hits or the Dimson makes some more stump speeches on "morality" the numbers will track back up.

In my view...its 50/50 of the voting public....Include the non-participants of Democracy and I think he tracks in the shitter, but they dont vote anyway so their numbers dont matter (UNLESS we can get them to vote)

[corkhead]

25. What! Still 41% MORANS!

[dalloway]

26. that is exactly what I still can't get over myself!

[wake.up.america]

34. I agree. 4 of every 10 don't believe Bush is screwin' things up...

What does it take?

[Moon_Dawg]

58. Spelling

It's spelled MORON, Corky.

[Dragonfli]

59. Corky was Just making fun of the True Morons.

We have our little jokes about the incomprehensible stupidity of the freepers (yellow elephants) out there.



Sometimes they come here; It is so funny to watch them try to think...
Ill equipped as they are.

[Catherine Vincent]

27. I believe *'s approvals were always under 50%.

And I think it's way lower than what they are saying it is now. You know it's got to be low if they have to divide the percentages by state.

So sad. Too bad. Ha!

[Child_Of_Isis]

28. I believe those high approval numbers

like I believed the high numbers in the election. If the truth be known his approval rating is probably under 30%. I don't believe anything anymore.

[gatorboy]

29. OHIO is at 37%, One of the lowest approval ratings in the US? Eh???

Well what more can you say? Either a ton of people suddenly woke up. Or.........

[wake.up.america]

32. Please educate me. Idaho has the highest apporoval...

Rhode Island has the lowest. Why?

What can be learned from the reasons?

[yellowcanine]

41. Well Idaho doesn't have very many people so even 60% isn't many people.

[wake.up.america]

35. Let me finish.. Bush had very good operatives in Ohio

[yardwork]

46. I agree with you and thought the same exact thing

It's very worrisome to me, as it is another indication that the voting machines in Ohio and elsewhere were rigged.

If those machines stay rigged (and what's to stop the Republicans?) then it won't matter whether a majority of people "wake up" or not.

Personally, I firmly believe that Kerry won in Ohio in 2004 and therefore won the election.

[ClintonTyree]

36. Helluva' mandate, isn't it?

I wonder how the power drunk, giggling murder monkey is going to spend all of that "political capital" he has amassed? He doesn't have enough left to pay the paper-boy! :eyes:

There's no direction but DOWN from here either. This is as good as it's ever going to get for him from here on out. My only worry is, what does the power drunk, separated from reality, lunatic do now? :shrug: The thought that this idiot is a few codes away from destroying the entire world frightens the crap out of me.

[darkism]

38. BWHAHAHAHAHAHA suck it down, freepers!

Sinking....sinking....sinking...sunk!

[yellowcanine]

40. Look at OHIO - 37 approve 60 disapprove.

Maybe Kerry did win Ohio.

[krkaufman]

43. Very interesting numbers....

Highest approval % in a "Kerry" state: 43%

# of "Bush" states under 50% approval: 22 of 31

[Rainscents]

44. Wow... Looks like tie is turning !!!

APPROVAL RATING FOR PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH (Released 08/16/05)
SORTED ALPHBETICALLY BY STATE (scroll down for other sorts)
08/05 Net 08/05
Approval Link to Interactive Tracking Graphs
with Sub-Selects for Demographics ◄ New
# State '04 ECV Approve Disapprove
1 Alabama Bush 52% 45% 7% Alabama Bush Approval Tracked
2 Alaska Bush 46% 49% -3% Alaska Bush Approval Tracked
3 Arizona Bush 45% 52% -7% Arizona Bush Approval Tracked
4 Arkansas Bush 40% 56% -16% Arkansas Bush Approval Tracked
5 California Kerry 32% 62% -30% California Bush Approval Tracked
6 Colorado Bush 45% 53% -8% Colorado Bush Approval Tracked
7 Connecticut Kerry 33% 62% -29% Connecticut Bush Approval Tracked
8 Delaware Kerry 32% 64% -32% Delaware Bush Approval Tracked
9 Florida Bush 44% 53% -9% Florida Bush Approval Tracked
10 Georgia Bush 47% 51% -4% Georgia Bush Approval Tracked
11 Hawaii Kerry 43% 49% -6% Hawaii Bush Approval Tracked
12 Idaho Bush 59% 36% 23% Idaho Bush Approval Tracked
13 Illinois Kerry 38% 57% -19% Illinois Bush Approval Tracked
14 Indiana Bush 48% 49% -1% Indiana Bush Approval Tracked
15 Iowa Bush 42% 55% -13% Iowa Bush Approval Tracked
16 Kansas Bush 46% 50% -4% Kansas Bush Approval Tracked
17 Kentucky Bush 42% 53% -11% Kentucky Bush Approval Tracked
18 Louisiana Bush 48% 48% 0% Louisiana Bush Approval Tracked
19 Maine Kerry 40% 58% -18% Maine Bush Approval Tracked
20 Maryland Kerry 34% 62% -28% Maryland Bush Approval Tracked
21 Massachusetts Kerry 32% 64% -32% Massachusetts Bush Approval Tracked
22 Michigan Kerry 38% 58% -20% Michigan Bush Approval Tracked
23 Minnesota Kerry 39% 59% -20% Minnesota Bush Approval Tracked
24 Mississippi Bush 49% 47% 2% Mississippi Bush Approval Tracked
25 Missouri Bush 38% 58% -20% Missouri Bush Approval Tracked
26 Montana Bush 50% 45% 5% Montana Bush Approval Tracked
27 Nebraska Bush 55% 42% 13% Nebraska Bush Approval Tracked
28 Nevada Bush 40% 57% -17% Nevada Bush Approval Tracked
29 New Hampshire Kerry 42% 55% -13% New Hampshire Bush Approval Tracked
30 New Jersey Kerry 35% 61% -26% New Jersey Bush Approval Tracked
31 New Mexico Bush 41% 56% -15% New Mexico Bush Approval Tracked
32 New York Kerry 34% 62% -28% New York Bush Approval Tracked
33 North Carolina Bush 47% 47% 0% North Carolina Bush Approval Tracked
34 North Dakota Bush 51% 45% 6% North Dakota Bush Approval Tracked
35 Ohio Bush 37% 60% -23% Ohio Bush Approval Tracked
36 Oklahoma Bush 50% 46% 4% Oklahoma Bush Approval Tracked
37 Oregon Kerry 41% 56% -15% Oregon Bush Approval Tracked
38 Pennsylvania Kerry 40% 56% -16% Pennsylvania Bush Approval Tracked
39 Rhode Island Kerry 29% 68% -39% Rhode Island Bush Approval Tracked
40 South Carolina Bush 45% 51% -6% South Carolina Bush Approval Tracked
41 South Dakota Bush 45% 52% -7% South Dakota Bush Approval Tracked
42 Tennessee Bush 43% 52% -9% Tennessee Bush Approval Tracked
43 Texas Bush 54% 43% 11% Texas Bush Approval Tracked
44 Utah Bush 57% 38% 19% Utah Bush Approval Tracked
45 Vermont Kerry 33% 63% -30% Vermont Bush Approval Tracked
46 Virginia Bush 42% 52% -10% Virginia Bush Approval Tracked
47 Washington Kerry 40% 57% -17% Washington Bush Approval Tracked
48 West Virginia Bush 45% 51% -6% West Virginia Bush Approval Tracked
49 Wisconsin Kerry 41% 55% -14% Wisconsin Bush Approval Tracked
50 Wyoming Bush 58% 38% 20% Wyoming Bush Approval Tracked

[nookiemonster]

45. Missouri / 38% approve - 58% disapprove

....happy dance....

Look out Blunt. You're next.

:evilgrin:

[VPStoltz]

47. I have not read all the questions nor seen the demographics but

isn't it possible that some of the disapproval numbers could even be bolstered by the ultra-conservsative element that thinks he is not doing enough to follow their agenda? Were Bush to start a campaign of fear and loathing like he did before the last election, is it possible that his numbers would go back up becaus he would once again have the right wing freak group back in his corner?

[Anarcho-Socialist]

48. An interesting question

Amongst the disapprovals also will be Libertarian Party anarcho-capitalists who disapprove of * over the Iraq War/civil liberties issue, but never vote Democratic because of the tax & spend issue.

[SaveAmerica]

49. That's why we haven't seen him since Saturday, so he won't have

another chance to open his mouth and lose 5 more points.

[OneTwentyoNine]

50. And with Diebold around he'd STILL win an election if held today...

I still don't think his numbers were that high last Nov,they were kept high by MSM.

[MsMagnificent]

51. That is 20 Red States who now disapprove of *

markedly over approve.

Too bad we don't have a recall for pRedsident... but then the Repukes would just call that underhanded tactics, nevermind California, wouldn't they, those innate hypocrites?

[Independent_Liberal]

52. It keeps dropping and dropping...

:)

[TheFarseer]

53. Nebraska still likes him

55% - 42%. What does he have to do to make us mad? Sodomize Herbie Husker on the 50 yard line at the next NU game?

[MasonJar]

56. I am so proud of Kentucky; 42% approval. And as for Ohio, I was

over the river in Cincy helping and there is no doubt that the Pugs stole that state.