|
Bush's approval rating hits new low
(AP)
Updated: 2006-03-10 19:53
More and more people, particularly Republicans, disapprove of President
Bush's performance, question his character and no longer consider him a strong
leader against terrorism, according to an AP-Ipsos poll documenting one of the
bleakest points of his presidency.
President Bush gestures during remarks at a fundraiser for
the Georgia Republican party on Thursday, March 9, 2006 in College Park,
Ga. [AP] |
Nearly four out of five Americans, including 70 percent of Republicans,
believe civil war will break out in Iraq 锟斤拷 the bloody hot spot upon which Bush
has staked his presidency. Nearly 70 percent of people say the U.S. is on the
wrong track, a 6-point jump since February.
"I'm not happy with how things are going," said Margaret Campanelli, a
retiree in Norwich, Conn., who said she tends to vote GOP. "I'm particularly not
happy with Iraq, not happy with how things worked with Hurricane Katrina."
Republican Party leaders said the survey explains why GOP lawmakers are
rushing to distance themselves from Bush on a range of issues 锟斤拷 port security,
immigration, spending, warrantless eavesdropping and trade, for example.
The positioning is most intense among Republicans facing election in November
and those considering 2008 presidential campaigns.
"You're in the position of this cycle now that is difficult anyway. In second
term off-year elections, there gets to be a familiarity factor," said Sen. Sam
Brownback, R-Kan., a potential presidential candidate.
|
