On December 18th SurveyUSA released a 600 sample poll taken in Missouri from December 13th through the 15th which shows that dubya has a similar poor approval rating from the previous one released last month. The margin of error is 4%.
The poll was sponsored by KCTV in Kansas City.
Do you approve or disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing as President?
All
36% – approve
61% – disapprove
2% – not sureDemocrats [36% of sample]
9% – approve
89% – disapprove
2% – not surerepublicans [29% of sample]
76% – approve
23% – disapprove
1% – not sureIndependents [28% of sample]
36% – approve
61% – disapprove
2% – not sure
His approval rating has remained the same among Independents, Democrats and republicans. Self identified Democrats make up 36% of the sample.
Here are the really interesting numbers:
Top Issues for Next President (dubya’s approval numbers within each group)
Economy [26% of sample]
38% – approve
60% – disapprove
2% – not sureHealth Care [18% of sample]
24% – approve
73% – disapprove
2% – not sureIraq [14% of sample]
29% – approve
70% – disapprove
1% – not sureEducation [7% of sample]
35% – approve
61% – disapprove
3% – not sureSocial Security [7% of sample]
39% – approve
60% – disapprove
1% – not sureEnvironment [5% of sample]
5% – approve
90% – disapprove
5% – not sureTerrorism [9% of sample]
73% – approve
25% – disapprove
2% – not sureImmigration [9% of sample]
58% – approve
39% – disapprove
3% – not sure
It appears that the “bread and butter” issues of the economy and health care are weakness for dubya, and consequently for the republican brand.
Iraq remains a big issue. A big issue. “Staying the course” is not going to help any republican presidential candidates in Missouri.
Social Security truly is the third rail of American politics. dubya’s plans evidently went over like a lead balloon with Missourians.
If there were more people in Missouri who were scared of their shadows the numbers on terrorism would be good for dubya – now all he has is his Faux News Channel base.
The immigration numbers explain Matt “baby” Blunt’s recent strategery – shore up what little of the base which remains.
My god, he’s worked harder to put us in further danger from terrorists than any other single human being besides bin Laden. He ignored the threat of burgeoning loose nukes while pissing off a billion or so Muslims, some of whom might be inclined to use one of those nukes. The Middle East is teetering on the brink of chaos, and much of that danger is his fault, either directly–because of the invasion–or indirectly because he has spurned chances to build an alliance with Iran and because he has neglected the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
He gets 73% approval? Why don’t we just elect Satan and be done with it?
Only the numbers on the environment come close to reflecting the reality of what he’s done. He’s in the single digits there, as he and all Republicans should be in every category.