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Friday, June 10, 2005
Bush Net Disapproval Now 12 Points
More June polling is available this morning, and as Will Lester reports for the Associated Press, George W. Bush is faltering to a degree previously seen in his Presidency.
As the war in Iraq drags on, President Bush's job approval and the public's confidence in the direction he's taking the nation are at their lowest levels since The Associated Press-Ipsos poll began in December 2003.Looking at the specific data from the poll, Congress fares even worse than the President with a 31% approval rating. If that's not cause for concern, I'm not sure what is.
About one-third of adults, 35 percent, said they think the country is headed in the right direction, while 43 percent said they approve of the job being done by Bush. Just 41 percent say they support his handling of the war, also a low-water mark.
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Support for Bush's handling of domestic issues remained in the high 30s and low 40s in the latest AP-Ipsos poll.
Thirty-seven percent support Bush's handling of Social Security, while 59 percent disapprove. Those numbers haven't budged after more than four months of the president traveling the country to sell his plan to create private accounts in Social Security.
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