Friday, November 11, 2005

Fox News Poll: Bush Losing Republicans


According to the nation's leading Bush Fan Club, Fox News, Bush fans, or Republicans, are rapidly abandoning the walking disaster of a pResident.

"Today, 36 percent of Americans approve and 53 percent disapprove of the job Bush is doing as president.

Until this week, Bush's approval rating had been at 40 percent or above — buoyed in large part by consistent strong support among Republicans; however, in mid-October approval among Republicans fell below 80 percent for the first time of his presidency and now sits at 72 percent.

In addition, Bush's approval rating is down by double digits among other demographic groups. Since the beginning of his second term, his approval is down 26 percentage points among independents, 16 points among women, 15 points among whites and 11 points among men.

Little wonder that conservative Robert Novak advises Republicans "to keep as far away from President Bush as possible." And Taegan Goddard also reports that "Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) will miss Bush's upcoming visit to his state 'due to scheduling conflicts.'" Heh.