Reply #522: 9-19-05 Lowest Rating for Bush in Eighth September Poll

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September 19, 2005
Lowest Rating for Bush in Eighth September Poll


http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm/fuseaction/viewItem/itemID/9028


CREDIT: The White House

George W. Bush


(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Fewer adults in the United States express satisfaction with George W. Bush, according to a poll by Opinion Dynamics released by Fox News. 51 per cent of respondents disapprove of the president’s performance.

Bush—a Republican—earned a second four-year term in the November 2004 presidential election. The current approval rating of 41 per cent is the lowest for the sitting head of state in a national Opinion Dynamics/Fox News poll. Bush had his best showing in November 2001, with an approval rating of 88 per cent.

Earlier this month, Bush also registered all-time lows in surveys released by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, Zogby International, Ipsos-Public Affairs/Associated Press, Newsweek, Hart/McInturff/Wall Street Journal/NBC News, TNS/Washington Post/ABC News and New York Times/CBS News.

Hurricane Katrina hit the states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on Aug. 29. Officials believe thousands of residents may have died as a result of the storm and its aftermath.

On Sept. 15, Bush introduced his proposal for an Urban Homesteading Act in the Gulf Coast, saying, "Under this approach, we will identify property in the region owned by the federal government, and provide building sites to low-income citizens free of charge, through a lottery. In return, they would pledge to build on the lot, with either a mortgage or help from a charitable organization like Habitat for Humanity. Home ownership is one of the great strengths of any community, and it must be a central part of our vision for the revival of this region."

Polling Data

Do you approve or disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing as president?

Sept. 14
Aug. 31
Jul. 27
Jul. 13

Approve
41%
45%
47%
47%

Disapprove
51%
50%
44%
47%



Source: Opinion Dynamics / Fox News
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 900 American registered voters, conducted on Sept. 13 and Sept. 14, 2005. Margin of error is 3 per cent.