In a recent Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll (PDF format), President Bush’s approval rating stands at 52%. 39% disapprove of the job the president is doing, leaving 9% who have been living in caves and have thus formed no opinion whatsoever on the president. The 13-point gap between “approve” and “disapprove” is a significant jump from just last month, when Bush’s approval stood at 51%-43%. The president’s lowest ever approval rating was 44%, in a poll conducted the first week of August 2004, shortly after the Democratic National Convention concluded. Bush once enjoyed 88% approval, in November of 2001.
Secretary of State Condi Rice has a 51% approval rating with just 18% disapproval. (By way of reference, her last National Security Advisor approval poll, held in November of 2004, gave her a 57%-24% margin favoring approval.)
Only 32% of Americans approve of the United Nations, though many “disapproval” votes have moved into the “don’t know” column recently. 46% currently disapprove. Howard Dean has a 33%-32% approval/disapproval number, with 12% having never heard of him. Martha Stewart is 46%-36% in favor; Donald Trump 39%-37 in favor as well. No information was offered on why the hell these two were included in the poll. Rudy Giuliani is at 69%-14%.
73% of Americans think it is “very important” that the U.S. “improves relations with European countries.” Another 20% think it is “somewhat important.” 51% believe Bush’s recent trip has helped in that regard, versus 28% who don’t believe so.
Almost nobody believes Iran’s proffer that their nuclear program is most likely for peaceful purposes. 75% believe the program is for military purposes; only 8% answered “for peaceful purposes.” 77% of people believe it should be legal for the Ten Commandments to be displayed on public property; 14% disagree.
Nathan Novak at 2:01 pm
I got to “In a recent Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll” and didn’t read any further. Only stupid cunts watch/believe Faux News.
That’s like saying “in a recent Pepsico poll, Pizza Hut’s approval ratings….”
Fox news is the US Pravda. But you don’t care because they support your fascist opinions. Hooray!
Comment by jodm — March 3, 2005 @ 2:50 pm
Trolls are a dime a dozen. Nice guy, too. I’m surprised he couldn’t work Nazi into there somewhere.
Comment by Bryan Smith — March 3, 2005 @ 10:48 pm