well, Righties, people are starting to wake up after the brainwashing of the
election campaign is starting to wear off... Too bad they're too stupid to
have figured out the truth until it's too late!
Let's have a re-vote, and NO CHEATING this time [Diebold] !
Poll Shows Drop in Bush's Job Approval
Feb. 11, 2005
By WILL LESTER, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - The public's confidence in President Bush (news - web sites)'s
job performance and the nation's direction has slipped in the opening weeks
of his second term, particularly among people 50 and older, according to an
Associated Press poll.
Adults were evenly divided on Bush's job performance in January, but now 54
percent disapprove and 45 percent approve. The number who think the country
is headed down the wrong track increased from 51 percent to 58 percent in
the past month.
The survey wasn't all bad for the Bush administration: People are slightly
more optimistic about the possibility of a stable, democratic Iraq (news -
web sites).
The poll, conducted for the AP by Ipsos-Public Affairs, was taken after the
president's State of the Union address and the elections in Iraq and at the
start of a heated debate over creating personal Social Security (news - web
sites) accounts.
Older Americans, especially those 65 and above, were most responsible for
the declining confidence and approval numbers. Middle-aged people between 30
and 50 were about evenly split on Bush's job performance.
"It looks like people are reacting to the State of the Union and plans to
change Social Security," said Charles Franklin, a political scientist from
the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The AP poll did not ask about Social Security, although only four in 10 in
the poll said they approved of Bush's handling of domestic policy in
general. And a majority of people disapproved of his handling of the
economy.
The AP-Ipsos consumer confidence index found people were less optimistic
about the economy generally, a dip that comes after reports of sluggish job
gains and increasing interest rates.
"I voted Republican, but it looks like things are going downhill," said
Kenny Sproull of Lexington, Ga., who works in construction. "I'm a
self-employed contractor and a lot of Mexicans are moving into the state. We
can't compete with them price-wise."
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