Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Bush Disapproval Ratings Soar

Apparently,the only poll numbers that are rising for Bush are his disapproval numbers.

Donkey Rising reports the latest bad news for Bush from the American Research Group survey:

The latest American Research Group survey, conducted 8/18-21, has Bush at a record low 36 percent overall job approval among Americans, with 58 percent disapproval. The figures for registered voters are 38 percent approval and 56 percent disapproval, respectively. Among registered self-identified Independents, his overall job-approval was only 21 percent, with 72 percent expressing disapproval.

Bush's "handling of the economy" approval ratings among respondents was 33 percent, with 66 percent disapproving. Among Independents, Bush's handling of the economy approval rating was 19 percent, with 74 percent disapproving.