SurveyUSA released a 600 sample poll on February 29th taken in Missouri from February 15th through the 17th which shows that dubya’s poor approval rating continues to be, well, really poor. The margin of error is 3.9%. Can you quack “lame duck”?
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
63% – disapprove
1% – not sureDemocrats [40% of sample]
11% – approve
88% – disapprove
1% – not surerepublicans [26% of sample]
76% – approve
22% – disapprove
2% – not sureIndependents [28% of sample]
35% – approve
65% – disapprove
0% – not sure
Independents and Democrats just don’t like him.
Top Issues for Next President (dubya’s approval numbers within each group)
Economy [32% of sample]
31% – approve
69% – disapprove
1% – not sureHealth Care [19% of sample]
30% – approve
69% – disapprove
1% – not sureTerrorism [12% of sample]
71% – approve
28% – disapprove
1% – not sureImmigration [12% of sample]
56% – approve
44% – disapprove
0% – not sureIraq [8% of sample]
27% – approve
72% – disapprove
1% – not sureEnvironment [5% of sample]
11% – approve
89% – disapprove
0% – not sureSocial Security [5% of sample]
31% – approve
69% – disapprove
0% – not sureEducation [5% of sample]
17% – approve
83% – disapprove
0% – not sure
The republican “fear” base will always be there – terrorism and immigration will hook them every time. The state of the economy and health care are big concerns of Missouri voters. Senator McSame will have difficulties with them in that respect.
Iraq is less of an issue than it used to be. Impending recessions tend to distract the voters from other critical issues of the day.
Great framing there. I plan to call him nothing else from now on. Thanks, Michael.
Here’s what I don’t get about those poll numbers. Bush’s Iraq numbers are in the toilet (27 approval), but people think he’s good on terrorism (71 approval)? Huh? We went to Iraq to “fight the terrorist there so we wouldn’t have to do it at home.” Afghanistan is spiraling into the same sewer as Iraq and bin Laden is still loose. 71 percent approval. Is 71 percent of our population that dumb?