Bush’s Popularity Plummets Amongst American Public
Commentary
~ March 27, 2005: Americans coast to coast are slowing waking
up to the realities of the Bush regime. A recent CNN-USA Today-Gallup
poll puts Bush's job-approval rating at 45 percent, the lowest of
his presidency, amid public opposition to his intervention in the
Terri Schiavo case and growing concern over rising gas prices. The
economy is also a concern: 59 percent of those surveyed said the
economic conditions in the country were getting worse, compared
with 32 percent who said the economic conditions were good or excellent.
And that’s to say nothing of Bush’s disastrous
intervention in Iraq where Americans in body bags are still flown
secretly under stealth into Delaware on an almost daily basis. The
American public is apparently split, 47 percent to 47 percent, on
whether using military force against Iraq was the right decision
or wrong decision, the most negative reading ever on a recent poll
question posed by the Pew Research Center.
As for whether Bush has a clear plan to bring the
Iraq situation to a successful conclusion, just 32 percent now believe
that he does, compared to 61 percent who think he does not. According
to a report from the Center for American Progress, that is the most
negative result ever on this particular question. It would appear
that the Iraqi elections, despite favorable initial reaction, have
not fundamentally altered dubious public views of the Iraq situation.
The CNN-USA Today-Gallup poll found the largest drop
for Bush came among men, self-described conservatives and churchgoers.
What is surprising is that so many Americans are
still clinging tenaciously to their delusions that Bush’s
cabal of tyrants actually represents their vision of the American
Dream, just because they happen to wear the jersey of their favorite
team—the so called “Republicans.”
Highlights of the poll, according to USA Today:
59% said economic conditions are getting worse, Bush's highest
negative number on the economy in two years.
32% rated economic conditions good or excellent, the lowest
rating in over a year.
A Gallup Poll taken in the same period found rising concern
about gas costs. Fuel and oil prices tied with unemployment, jobs
and wages for top economic concerns.
Commentary
~ March 27, 2005: Americans coast to coast are slowing waking
up to the realities of the Bush regime. A recent CNN-USA Today-Gallup
poll puts Bush's job-approval rating at 45 percent, the lowest of
his presidency, amid public opposition to his intervention in the
Terri Schiavo case and growing concern over rising gas prices. The
economy is also a concern: 59 percent of those surveyed said the
economic conditions in the country were getting worse, compared
with 32 percent who said the economic conditions were good or excellent.