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Sociology > Depression |
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"millipede man" |
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04 Jun 2006 11:41:25 AM |
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Bush approval ratings hit new low in California (ot) |
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Bush approval ratings hit new low in California
Poll reflects growing discontent with president, Congress
Zachary Coile, Chronicle Washington Bureau
Sunday, June 4, 2006
Washington -- President Bush's job approval ratings have fallen to a new
low among California voters, as Republicans once loyal to the commander-
in-chief are abandoning him over issues from the Iraq war to immigration
to runaway federal spending, according to a Field Poll released today.
Even as Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has seen his ratings start
to rebound among state voters, 28 percent of Californians now approve of
the job Bush is doing, while 65 percent of state voters disapprove.
"We're in uncharted waters," said Mark DiCamillo, director of the Field
Poll. "All previous presidents who have dipped this low either resigned
from office shortly thereafter or were voted out of office. Here we have
a president who will be with us for 2 1/2 more years.
[...]
Historically, Bush's ranking is just shy of the worst-ever approval
rating given to a president by California voters -- 24 percent for
President Richard Nixon in August 1974, just before he resigned from
office.
Californians have an even more dismal view of Congress: 23 percent of
state voters approve of the job Washington lawmakers are doing, while 64
percent disapprove.
The poll reflects a generally grumpy mood among Californians, a result
of the violence in Iraq, high gas prices and a sense of economic
uncertainty. Nearly two-thirds of voters in the new poll said they
believe America is on the wrong track.
[...]
In the Bay Area, 16 percent of voters support Bush's job performance,
while 77 percent do not. The president fared slightly better in Los
Angeles County (25 percent approve), other parts of Southern California
(33 percent approve), other parts of Northern California (31 percent
approve) and the Central Valley (39 percent approve.)
The president's poll numbers are not much better nationwide. A Harris
Poll last month put his job approval rating at 29 percent. A Fox News
poll conducted last month by Opinion Dynamics placed his job performance
rating at 35 percent.
Bush also is faring poorly in "red" states that supported him in the
2004 election. The Ohio Poll, conducted by the Institute for Policy
Research at the University of Cincinnati and released Friday, found that
Bush's rating among Buckeye State voters was at 35 percent, the lowest
for any president since the poll began in 1981.
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