Rasmussen Poll: Bush Job Approval Drops To 46%

[Mark E. Smith]

Sunday April 10, 2005 - Forty-six percent (46%) of American adults approve of the way George W. Bush is performing his role as president. Fifty-three (53%) disapprove.

The President's rating is down three points from yesterday and at the lowest level we have recorded during the Bush administration.

Bush Job Approval

April 9: 49% Approve 50% Dosapprove
April 10: 46% Approve 53% Disapprove

Strongly Approve - 24%
Somewhat Approve - 22%
Somewhat Disapprove - 15%
Strongly Disapprove - 38%

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/Bush_Job_Approval.htm

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. 3 points in a week.

Terrible trend line. Couldn't be more deserved.

[rodeodance]

2. he needs a terrror alert or something like that

[MADem]

33. You may discover that you are quite the psychic!

At this point, nothing could surprise me.

It just seems that when things aren't going well, they pull out the ORANGE alert. Only problem is, ORANGE is associated with revolutions abroad, to say nothing of Gitmo jumpsuits.

But I wouldn't be surprised if we have yet another reason to "be very afraid."

[Indykatie]

25. Should Be Called Job Disapproval Rating

especially since more folks disapporve than approve of the job he is doing.

[Journeyman]

31. Three points in a day, T_S. . .

I know I dislike him at least 3% more today than I did yesterday. Hell, he's running negative numbers with me . . . for a couple of years now, he's owed me!

[Montauk6]

3. Anyway of knowing what the lowest Prez approval rating in history is?

[maseman]

8. Truman

I belive Truman had a rating point in the twenties at one point in his presidency. Amazing that now he is considered one of the top five presidents ever. He was just completely missjudged while president. I believe once Bush-Boy is out of office he will be viewed as one of the worst five presidents of all time.

[Arugula Latte]

43. Welcome to DU, maseman!

:hi: :toast:

[Montauk6]

46. Not as long as Corporate Nostra controls history book publication

[NMDemDist2]

9. Nixon was in the 20's just before he resigned IIRC n/t

[THUNDER HANDS]

12. 27%

Right before he quit.

Truman was low right around the time of the Korean war, 29% I believe.

[0007]

27. I think it was after he fired General McCarthy, and I'm not sure

about that.

[Roxy66]

4. I'm suprised it's that high...n/t

[UTUSN]

6. It's Actually 36% n/t

[natrat]

37. no doubt

i kind of thought the polling was corupt now too

[libbygurl]

5. That's 45% too high still! nt

[cascadiance]

7. I wonder if he's dropping in popularity that much...

... or if the polls are starting to show more accuracy now than they did before the election. You know if they shows and approval rating this low before the election we'd have had Ukraine (and probably stormed Blackwell's, etc. offices) had that those ratings been shown when Bush "won".

Of course, they still could be inaccurate too, and his popularity actually might be touching the high 30's now.

[gumby]

10. How can any rational, thinking person approve

of this disastrous president? It's just mind boggling to see that almost half the country are 'morans.' Really sad.

[wildflower]

11. "Strongly disapprove" is higher than "Strongly approve"...significant?

Wondering if this is significant? (And if this is the first time it's happened?)

-wildflower

EDITED subject for accidental transposition: I meant Strongly DISapprove is higher than Strongly approve!

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

35. Incredibly significant.

It means that people are starting to lose any ambiguity they might have had about the terrible job he is doing. That is the sound of negativity about him firming up, and that means that more people will be openly expressing their displeasure.

[wildflower]

42. I found it interesting b/c the reverse is true in the "Somewhat" category

Strongly Approve - 24%
Somewhat Approve - 22%
Somewhat Disapprove - 15%
Strongly Disapprove - 38%

It seemed like the ones who feel strongly are disapproving, while the ones who don't feel as strongly are more approving.

If I'm reading that right.

-wildflower

[wakeme2008]

13. The Full effects of the gas prices have not hit yet

When that happens another 5% go bye bye.

[radfringe]

17. it's hitting the Friday night pizza crowd

our local Dominos (ya know - Dominos delivers and all of that) -- they are adding a $1.00 delivery charge for each order to help offset gas expenses incurred by their drivers

FYI: delivery people are responsible for gassing up their own vehicles. Usually with tips you are able to cover the night's worth of driving and still come out ahead... but with gas $2.25/gal I bet the drivers are LOSING money

[obxhead]

23. My friend works at dominoes -

This increase is to pay for the Truck drivers that deliver dough and sauce and pepperoni.
The Pizza boy will not see one dime of it!!!

[Ms_Mary]

32. I'm already hearing tons of complaints. nt

nt

[coloradodem2005]

14. I hope to see it go below 40%.

[Straight Shooter]

15. Rasmussen is notoriously skewed for bush, always has been.

It's probably somewhere around 40 or 42 percent. Going to the funeral and being a jerk about Carter's invitation didn't help, I'm sure.

They should start doing approval surveys on Rove and Cheney, too. Maybe bush would get a clue.

[0007]

16. They'll go down even lower

[radfringe]

18. right direction or wrong track -- take the poll....

http://survey.pollingpoint.com/268154

[0007]

26. Thanks radfringe for the link, but I've taken some kind of poll

from "Boiling Point" in the last few weeks. I took this one also.

[Mist]

41. If Rasmussen says 46 disapprove, it's probably around 38 or lower. n/t

[gademocrat7]

19. Are people finally not drinking the Kool-Aid?

[tabasco]

20. Too bad the dumb bastards didn't show up to vote.

Let the people see the results of voting republican:

What? We're not getting out of Iraq?
What? Gas is $3.00 a gallon?
What? I just lost my job !
What? I lost my civil rights?
What? I'm getting drafted?

Of course, the really stupid diehards wil always blame it on the Clenis.

[Indykatie]

24. Yeah but At least Gays aren't Able to Get Married

Sarcasm

[natrat]

39. what? theyre busting in my door

[Frances]

21. As I recall, the Reagan funeral

raised Bush's approval ratings. I'm sure Bush is disappointed that the Pope's funeral didn't do the same.

I don't watch TV, but from what I heard on DU the coverage was very favorable to Bush.

[Mark E. Smith]

22. I watched brief moments of the Pope funeral coverage...

... and my impression is that John Paul II in death looked larger than ever, while Smirky looked positively tiny in comparison.

Maybe there was a reason why a sitting president had never attended a pope's funeral before. No matter how pious and aggrieved you might try to look, it is nearly impossible to upstage an important dead guy.

[deadparrot]

28. Every poll I've seen

has him in the mid-to-low 40s (43-46%).

Unfortunately, it doesn't do us any good. If they enabled him by voting for him or not voting at all, they deserve what they get. I feel no sympathy for those who are feeling the squeeze now.

If you didn't do anything to stop him, there will be no more bleeding heart liberalism from me.

[indie_voter]

29. My sentiments exactly. n/t

[indepat]

30. A 46% approval rating is astounding

[goclark]

36. The Media has "cooked" the numbers and enabled

him once again.

He probably has a job approval of about 25 %

Let's remember folks, the lack of a paper trail and the Crooks with Rove GAVE HIM the election.

I will never believe that he won it fair and square --- never!

[indepat]

40. Agree wholly, but even an actual 25% would say a lot about a lot of folks

[Seabiscuit]

34. If only 38% "strongly disapprove" then we're still wearing hip boots in

this country, wading through the mire of 62% of evil creepazoids, morans, idiots, and terminally uninformed human flotsam.

[BamaLefty]

38. WTG Dubya!

Sorry bastard... You yourself are going to carry us to victory in 2008! I love it!

[skip fox]

44. President Claims Secret Canonization During Last Pope Visit!!!!

He claims it occurred in a secret room behind the Pope's living quarters and that the Pope must have forgotten to tell people about it like he promised. "That musta been cause he was getting old and stuff and lots of nose hairs and stuff in his eyes," the President claimed.

Read the story here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x3025241

[Griffy]

45. When it hits 30 SELL..I mean..IMPEACH! backlash.. take the house in '06