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"james g. keegan jr." |
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01 Jun 2006 09:09:17 PM |
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Bush Tops List As U.S. Voters Name Worst President |
June 1, 2006 - Bush Tops List As U.S. Voters Name Worst President,
Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Reagan, Clinton Top List
As Best In 61 Years
Strong Democratic sentiment pushes President George W. Bush to the
top of the list when American voters pick the worst U.S. President in
the last 61 years. Bush is named by 34 percent of voters, followed by
Richard Nixon at 17 percent and Bill Clinton at 16 percent, according
to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today. Leading the
list for best President since 1945 is Ronald Reagan with 28 percent,
and Clinton with 25 percent.
President Bush is ranked worst by 56 percent of Democrats, 35 percent
of independent voters and 7 percent of Republicans, the independent
Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. Best ranking for
Reagan comes from 56 percent of Republicans, 7 percent of Democrats
and 25 percent of independent voters. Among American voters 18 - 29
years old, Clinton leads the "best" list with 40 percent.
Among young voters, 42 percent list Bush as worst. Clinton tops the
"worst" list among white Protestants - 24 percent, and white
evangelical Christians - 29 percent.
American voters disapprove 58 - 35 percent of the job Bush is doing,
compared to 58 - 36 percent in a March 2 survey. Even voters in red
states, where Bush's margin was more than 5 percent in 2004,
disapprove 52 - 39 percent.
"Democrats just plain don't like President Bush. His father, the 41st
President, was voted out of the White House after one term. Nixon
quit under fire. But most Democrats think Bush 43 wins the
worst-president race," said Maurice Carroll, Director of the
Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
"Kennedy and Truman get big Democratic votes, especially among Baby
Boomers (45 - 64 years old) and seniors (over 65), but recent memory
counts," Carroll said. "Democrats say Clinton's the best and
Republicans say he's the worst. Republicans don't think much of Jimmy
Carter either. There's no contest for the GOP favorite: It's the
Gipper."
"Bush's job-approval numbers remain in the cellar. But he might
finally have hit bottom."
The main reasons cited by American voters who approve of Bush are
that he is a strong leader who does what he thinks is right - 18
percent; and that he is doing a good job handling terrorism - 15
percent.
The main reason cited by voters who disapprove of Bush is the war in
Iraq, listed by 43 percent.
A total of 38 percent of voters are "very satisfied" or "somewhat
satisfied" with the way things are going in the nation today, while
62 percent are "somewhat dissatisfied" or "very dissatisfied,"
matching the previous satisfaction low point from March 2.
In an open-ended question, where respondents can give any answer, 16
percent of voters say the war in Iraq is the most important problem
facing the U.S. today, down from 23 percent in March. Another 12
percent list economic issues and 11 percent list immigration, the
first time this issued has hit double digits in a national poll.
American voters say 56 - 39 percent that going to war in Iraq was the
wrong thing to do.
The U.S. should remove all troops from Iraq, 29 percent of voters
say, with 28 percent who want the U.S. to decrease the number of
troops; 26 percent who want to maintain current troop levels and 11
percent who want to increase troop levels.
From May 23 - 30, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,534 registered
voters nationwide. The survey has a margin of error of +/- 2.5
percentage points.
The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D.,
conducts public opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut,
Pennsylvania, Florida and nationwide as a public service and for
research.
http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11385.xml?ReleaseID=919
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| User: "Attila2" |
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| Title: Re: Bush Tops List As U.S. Voters Name Worst President |
02 Jun 2006 09:28:25 AM |
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On Thu, 01 Jun 2006 22:09:17 -0400, "james g. keegan jr."
<jgkeegan@gmail.com> in alt.abortion with message-id
<jgkeegan-755B0F.22091701062006@individual.net> wrote:
More propagandizing spam from one of the usual sources.
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| User: "james g. keegan jr." |
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| Title: Re: Bush Tops List As U.S. Voters Name Worst President |
02 Jun 2006 11:31:24 AM |
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In article <rni082h28j6l9tnjpbg98sc204lft6pt6f@4ax.com>,
Attila2 <prochoice@here.now> wrote:
On Thu, 01 Jun 2006 22:09:17 -0400, "james g. keegan jr."
<jgkeegan@gmail.com> in alt.abortion with message-id
<jgkeegan-755B0F.22091701062006@individual.net> wrote:
More propagandizing spam from one of the usual sources.
more control freak behavior from a hypocritical old man
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