Reply #20: For Bush, Field Poll news just keeps getting worse (34 Pct 28 Pct War CA)

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http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/06/24/MNGHTDEBNH1.DTL

Californians, distressed by the continuing violence in Iraq, have sent President Bush's job performance rating skidding to its lowest level since he first took office, a Field Poll released today shows.

Bush's 34 percent approval rating in the new poll is down from 41 percent in a February survey and far from the 74 percent rating he had in the months following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The 57 percent of California adults who are unhappy with the way Bush is doing his job is also a high-water mark for his presidency.

"The war is driving Bush's ratings down more than anything,'' said Mark DiCamillo, director of the Field Poll. "His numbers on the economy aren't stellar, but it's the war where the numbers are really sliding."

Only 28 percent of Californians approve of the job Bush is doing on the war in Iraq, while 68 percent are convinced he's on the wrong path. A little more than two years ago, in April 2003, 61 percent of those surveyed backed Bush's efforts on the war.

Love SF - only 22 Pct there! I want to see him at these levels in all 50 states!