It's still annoying as hell that Bush does worse and worse, yet still is tied with Kerry for votes. Having said that, the toll on Bush is finally starting to improve Kerry's numbers. A 46% approval rating for Bush, that's abominable. Yet folks are still divided on whether they'd vote for him. That means Kerry has his work cut out for him, cuz so far, folks still don't love him (though, at least, they're "not loving him" less, if that makes any sense).
Reuters:
The CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll found Bush's approval rating had dipped to 46 percent, down from 52 percent a month earlier. Bush led presumptive Democratic nominee John Kerry 48 percent to 47 percent, a reversal of a poll taken last week when Kerry had a one-point edge, in a statistically insignificant shift....
Only 44 percent said they believed the war was worthwhile, in another new low. In a poll taken a month ago, 50 percent said it was worth going to war in Iraq. A year ago, 73 percent said the war was worthwhile.
Fifty-four percent of those polled said the invasion of Iraq was a mistake, and only 41 percent of adults said they believed Bush was doing a good job handling the war.
Bush's handling of terrorism remained his strongest suit, according to the poll.
Fifty-four percent said they approved of his performance in that area. The respondents also said they had more confidence in Bush to handle the situation in Iraq than they did in Kerry, by 48 to 45 percent.
Still, Kerry's rating on that issue rose from 39 percent in a poll conducted in March while Bush's fell from 54 percent...
