A new Gallup Poll, conducted Feb. 7-10, finds President George W. Bush's job approval rating has dropped to slightly below the levels measured in three January polls, and well below the 57% measured in Gallup's Feb. 4-6 poll that followed the State of the Union address. Furthermore, the president's approval rating on handling the economy has dropped below where it was in January, suggesting that the focus on the new budget and his Social Security plan may have negatively affected the president's public support.

Here's a graph of the president's job approval ratings over the last six months.



The poll suggests that Bush's public opinion gains following the Iraqi elections and the positive focus on his Feb. 2 State of the Union address have dissipated.

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