Bush's approval rating hits new low & I dont understand why?
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Becouse Bush should have never been elected in the first place.  He put his "No child left behind" bill in place and that is exactly what it has done to our most disadvantaged youth.  There are millions of WORKING americans with unafordable or no health coverage at all.  This "war" of his is a a complete joke.  While I do suport our troops.  I think he got into it for personal reasons.  He went about it terribly and now were all paying for it!  There is people living were Katrina hit who still don't have any where to call home.  How long has it been?  Although Bill Clinton was far from perfect americans and there children were much better off!
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since this year, major polling organizations have showed that george w. bush suffers from an overwhelming public disapproval rate. \n\nthe highest approval rating he received was 47% (with a disapproval rating of 50%) during the january 22 to 25 period conducted by Cook/RT Strategies. the worst rating he received so far was a 33% approval rating and a 57% disapproval rating conducted by Pew during the March 8 to 12 period, and a 60% disapproval rating (and a 37% approval rating) during the march 6-8 period conducted by AP-Ipsos and march 10-12 conducted by CNN/USA Today/Gallup (36% approval rating). you can see more trends at the pollingreport.com site.\n\nhttp://www.pollingreport.com/BushJob.htm\n\nit is worthy to note that, except for the march 2-5 period, bush has not received an approval rating above 40% for the month of march. \n\n\nwhy did he get voted into office? methinks that the republican party is very popular in the central-midwest regions of the US, where bush focused on the issues of family values and security (antiterrorism)-- issues that strike the heart of the people there. there are more voters in those areas combined, compared the pacific and east coasts, which voted for the democratic party.\n\nbut now people are growing more aware of the unbelievable cost of the war on iraq (which is now worth $250.3 billion, as of this writing), the growing casualties, the revelation that there are no weapons of mass destruction found in iraq. hence, his popularity is sliding even among his voters.
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Hes a baaad man. Here are some reasons:\n25 REASONS TO FEEL BAD ABOUT BUSH\n\nEconomic Indicators\n\n1. The unemployment rate averaged 4.1 percent in 2000 and reached a 30 year low of 3.9 percent in October 2000. Today, the unemployment rate has increased to 5.7 percent. There are presently 8.1 million unemployed Americans, an increase of 2.5 million compared to 2000\n\n2. The number of Americans experiencing long-term unemployment-over 27 weeks-has almost doubled in the last year.\n\n3. Job creation has reversed. In 2000, the year before President Bush took office, the economy created 1.7 million new jobs. This trend has been reversed, and the economy has lost almost 1.5 million jobs since President Bush took office in January 2001.\n\n4. Poverty is increasing. After decreasing for eight straight years and reaching its lowest level in 25 years, the poverty rate increased from 11.3 percent in 2000 to 11.7 percent in 2001. In the first year of the Bush administration, 1.3 million Americans slipped back into poverty, with a total of 32.9 million Americans living in poverty in 2001.\n\n5. Incomes are falling. After increasing every year since 1991, and reaching an all time high in 2000, median household income in the United States fell 2.2 percent in 2001. Median incomes fell for households in every income group in the country except for those earning over $150,000.\n\n6. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are filing for bankruptcy. Almost 800,000 Americans filed for bankruptcy in the first half of 2002. In the second quarter of 2002, over 400,000 bankruptcies were filed in the United States, an all-time record.\n\n7. Mortgage foreclosures are at record highs. In the second quarter of 2002, 1.23 percent of home loans were in the foreclosure process, a record level. Over this same time period, almost 5 percent of mortgage loans were delinquent, up almost 20 percent from the average delinquency rate in 2000.\n\n8. The federal budget deficit is increasing. In 2000, the year before President Bush took office, the federal budget, excluding Social Security, showed a surplus of $86.6 billion. The most recent figures from the Congressional Budget Office indicate that for FY 2002, the federal budget, excluding Social Security, will show a deficit of $314 billion.\n\n9. This represents the largest budget decline in U.S. history, and it is the third-largest on-budget deficit in history, exceeded in size only by the deficits of 1991 and 1992 under the first President Bush. Health Care Indicators\n\n10.The number of Americans without health insurance is increasing. Between 1999 and 2000, the number of uninsured Americans fell by 600,000.\n\n11. But this trend has reversed itself and in 2001 the number of uninsured Americans increased by 1.4 million.\n\n12. Over 41 million Americans — 14.6 percent of the population — had no health insurance coverage in 2001.\n\n13. The percentage of small businesses offering insurance to their employees fell by 10 percent between 2000 and 2002.\n\n14. Insurance costs increased by 12.7 percent in 2002, the second consecutive year of double-digit increases and the largest annual increase in costs since 1990.\n\n15. Prescription drug prices increased by almost twice the rate of inflation in 2001.\n\n16. For seniors, who use the most prescription drugs, cost increases were even higher. The cost of the 50 most popular drugs for seniors increased by 7.8 percent in 2001, over three times the rate of inflation. The price of Prilosec, the most popular drug for seniors, increased at over four times the rate of inflation.\n\nCrime and Drug Use Indicators\n\n17.The crime rate is increasing. In 2000, the year before President Bush took office, the crime rate reached its lowest level since 1972. This represented the culmination of a 22 percent decrease in crime during the 1990s.\n\n18. But in 2001, the crime rate increased by 2.2 percent. The murder rate increased by 3.1 percent, the robbery rate increased by 3.9 percen
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Yeah, back when the office of President meant something and not getting every nation to hate USA. Bush will go down as the most hated person in the world...his job approval rating is now only 29%...lets see how LOW he can go! \n(Clinton still has a HIGH approval rating!) \n\nCheney has 19% rating...\nBush is competitive...\nwill he beat Cheney \nand go even lower???
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thats what most people do.  In america we contridict everything.  President bush's approval rating was the highest of any president ever at 96% after he said we are going to was after 9/11.  Then we went and people started dieing then people relized the reality and his approval rating went down to 46%.  the right man will always lead this country.  we just need to stop critque things after the happen and pointing fingers.\n\nMatt
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I read the other day that he's running your country with only 33% approval ratings, now thats idiotic.there must be a lesson in this, maybe everyone should use there democratic rite to vote.
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This is a dictatorship. Presidency R, House R, Senate R, Supreme Court R, = Dictator. Nobody to oppose him or their party right now. No vote from the people. The mans ratings are 30%, and in Congress it's only 35% that are really supporting president Bush. The Republicans are bailing daily on his Presidency. I look for indictments coming after the November elections. Impeachment could be imminent.
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It is all a ploy, the repuglicans in Washington feel that they are in trouble. So they have ask Bush to change a few things. This is suppose to change things so that the repuglicans won't lose so many seats in November. Don't fall for it. It is still going to be the same ol' Bush.
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Have you heard him speak lately, its hysterical! He was bad enough durring the Presidential election but now he has really lost, kind of like AL Gore did.He cant even keep a store straight in a 5 minute interview. Its a really sad statement about the state of our country that we came close to electing these to idiots as our leader.I am not a huge George W fan, but think that he's done what he has thought best for the country and not what will boost his ratings in the opinion polls... but I guess that is obvious!
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He is the Worse president ever~! \nHere is 25 reasons for ya. \n\n25 REASONS TO FEEL BAD ABOUT BUSH\n\nEconomic Indicators\n\n1. The unemployment rate averaged 4.1 percent in 2000 and reached a 30 year low of 3.9 percent in October 2000. Today, the unemployment rate has increased to 5.7 percent. There are presently 8.1 million unemployed Americans, an increase of 2.5 million compared to 2000\n\n2. The number of Americans experiencing long-term unemployment-over 27 weeks-has almost doubled in the last year.\n\n3. Job creation has reversed. In 2000, the year before President Bush took office, the economy created 1.7 million new jobs. This trend has been reversed, and the economy has lost almost 1.5 million jobs since President Bush took office in January 2001.\n\n4. Poverty is increasing. After decreasing for eight straight years and reaching its lowest level in 25 years, the poverty rate increased from 11.3 percent in 2000 to 11.7 percent in 2001. In the first year of the Bush administration, 1.3 million Americans slipped back into poverty, with a total of 32.9 million Americans living in poverty in 2001.\n\n5. Incomes are falling. After increasing every year since 1991, and reaching an all time high in 2000, median household income in the United States fell 2.2 percent in 2001. Median incomes fell for households in every income group in the country except for those earning over $150,000.\n\n6. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are filing for bankruptcy. Almost 800,000 Americans filed for bankruptcy in the first half of 2002. In the second quarter of 2002, over 400,000 bankruptcies were filed in the United States, an all-time record.\n\n7. Mortgage foreclosures are at record highs. In the second quarter of 2002, 1.23 percent of home loans were in the foreclosure process, a record level. Over this same time period, almost 5 percent of mortgage loans were delinquent, up almost 20 percent from the average delinquency rate in 2000.\n\n8. The federal budget deficit is increasing. In 2000, the year before President Bush took office, the federal budget, excluding Social Security, showed a surplus of $86.6 billion. The most recent figures from the Congressional Budget Office indicate that for FY 2002, the federal budget, excluding Social Security, will show a deficit of $314 billion.\n\n9. This represents the largest budget decline in U.S. history, and it is the third-largest on-budget deficit in history, exceeded in size only by the deficits of 1991 and 1992 under the first President Bush. Health Care Indicators\n\n10.The number of Americans without health insurance is increasing. Between 1999 and 2000, the number of uninsured Americans fell by 600,000.\n\n11. But this trend has reversed itself and in 2001 the number of uninsured Americans increased by 1.4 million.\n\n12. Over 41 million Americans — 14.6 percent of the population — had no health insurance coverage in 2001.\n\n13. The percentage of small businesses offering insurance to their employees fell by 10 percent between 2000 and 2002.\n\n14. Insurance costs increased by 12.7 percent in 2002, the second consecutive year of double-digit increases and the largest annual increase in costs since 1990.\n\n15. Prescription drug prices increased by almost twice the rate of inflation in 2001.\n\n16. For seniors, who use the most prescription drugs, cost increases were even higher. The cost of the 50 most popular drugs for seniors increased by 7.8 percent in 2001, over three times the rate of inflation. The price of Prilosec, the most popular drug for seniors, increased at over four times the rate of inflation.\n\nCrime and Drug Use Indicators\n\n17.The crime rate is increasing. In 2000, the year before President Bush took office, the crime rate reached its lowest level since 1972. This represented the culmination of a 22 percent decrease in crime during the 1990s.\n\n18. But in 2001, the crime rate increased by 2.2 percent. The murder rate increased by 3.1 percent, the robbery rat
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Bush is concerned about the American people...in terms of what they think of him. Of course, since he has no chance in hell of re-election (amendment limiting the number of terms a president can serve to two), he might as well get real and stop trying to bs us with his sucky speeches and vague promises. Pretty much, I think he is trying to finish out this term without getting assassinated - that seems to be his goal. Also, he must perform well because all the eyes of the world are on him.
194974
Sigh.....Why do people have to be so critical of President Bush?Why dont you get of your butts and do some research.Do you really believe everything you see on the news becase if you do you need to wake and smell the political bias against him and the Republican Party.I mean if they really where fair and balanced why dont they show a country being liberated and being rebuilt?No it is chaos,civil war,destruction isnt it? I mean people act like he really wants the troops to stay over there and die which i believe no one wants Republicans,Democrats, Independants alike.
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The funny thing is, Bush's rating is 29%.\n\n29%!!!!!!!\n\nEven at during a time of crisis for Clinton (with the "impeachment" stuff,) HIS approval was OUTSTANDING!!!\n\n"In the wake of the House of Representatives' approval of two articles of impeachment, Bill Clinton's approval rating has jumped 10 points to 73 percent, the latest CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll shows." ~ CNN.com\n\nEven if Bush's rating DOUBLES, it would STILL be failing. 58%. Not that he can get it that high.\n\nI wonder if it is the LOWEST a President has ever gotten since they started polling...\n\n************EDIT***************\n\nDAR claims he has a life. (See below.)\n\nIf that were the case, why is he "here:?
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Because, Bush is all talk, no action--when it comes to helping middle and poor Americans. I'm a democrat through and through, but when I heard his speech on the radio that morning....I drowsily cheered him on...I was HAPPY he was our president, cause he was gonna protect us. But all he did was start a stupid war using 9/11 as an excuse, and secured a second term in office. He did, however, calm the country's fears for about ten minutes. New Yorkers saw that. 9/11 families didn't get much(if any) help form our govt. Bush raised their hopes, only to disappoint them. I guess the democrats came to their rescue. I guess the only republican they were truly happy with was rudy Guliani. The only people who believe the 9/11 crap he was vomitting were the people who werent there...the people who's life didn't really change because of it...who?...Rich white people, or religious elderly who're grappling with their mortality, and last but not least...the one's who believe every word of our leader and thrive in spite of fear that the infidels will attack again...unless a Texas Bush is re-elected.
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Bush's support is currently in the mid 30s. It has consistently gone down his whole time in office though, so it will probably drop further.
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Actually, since you posted your question, he has dropped to a 34% approval rating. It should be lower but the true believers vote in lockstep. \n\nIn answer to your question, I've lost a lot of faith in the "wisdom" of the American electorate after they re-elected bush/cheney in 2004. There was ample evidence of their lies and misdeeds at the time, and I really don't want to hear any more about what an awful candidate Kerry was (he certainly wasn't my choice but ANYONE would be better than what we have). \n\nSo, is the American public wiser? I don't think so. The way I see it, we're only one more "crisis" away from bush's poll numbers soaring again. Another large-scale terrorist attack in the "homeland" and it's break out the flags and rally around "our" president yet again. \n\nThe last time this obscenity occurred, I went to live and work in Japan for two years. It was refreshing to be amongst ex-pat Americans, Canadians, Brits, Aussies and Kiwis who had a clue about world politics. If it happens again, I'll be off to the UK -- for good.\n\nThat said, it would really be nice to have our country back, wouldn't it?
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wow, couldn't you find ANYONE to agree with you?\n\nthat's a real shame.  \n\neven your buddy Bush can find a few people to agree with him.