Bush Beats Truman

[SoCalDem]

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Bush Beats Truman Record for Boos

http://abcnews.go.com/PollingUnit/story?id=4652847&page=1


Bush Defeats Truman
Tough But Familiar Numbers for Bush: High Disapproval on Job Performance, Iraq and Economy

ANALYSIS by GARY LANGER
April 14, 2008

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At 39 months in the doghouse, George W. Bush has surpassed Harry Truman's record as the postwar president to linger longest without majority public approval.
Bush
(AP Photo)

Bush hasn't received majority approval for his work in office in ABC News/Washington Post polls since Jan. 16, 2005 — three years and three months ago. The previous record was Truman's during his last 38 months in office.

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Truman's problems included both economic recession and the war in Korea, which, in October 1952, 56 percent of Americans said was not worth fighting. Bush's approval, likewise, has suffered overwhelmingly because of the unpopular war in Iraq; his job rating correlates almost perfectly with views of the war.

In the latest ABC/Post poll, just 33 percent of Americans approve of Bush's work, a point from his career-low 32 percent earlier this year. Sixty-four percent disapprove, with those who "strongly" disapprove outnumbering strong approvers by a 3-1 margi

[Drunken Irishman]

1. Let's just hope history isn't as kind to Bush as it was Truman.

[Old Codger]

2. some major differences

Truman had 2 wars to deal with for one thing, also he didn't start the korean conflict by invading a country under false pretext. Actually he didn't invade a country under any pretext, north korea started that one by invading south korea. Lot of differences for sure.

[dtotire]

3. He Fired MacArthur

Mac was a popular General, however, he wanted to extend the war in Korea, which was against our policy. Now, everyone thinks Truman was correct in firing him.