Saturday was Newsweek. Sunday was AP-Ipsos. Monday's is from USAToday/CNN/Gallup:
President Bush's approval rating remains among the lowest of his presidency, with some Americans growing increasingly dissatisfied with the Iraq war, according to a new CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Monday.Looks like the numbers are tanking in this poll because of Iraq too:
Forty-five percent of those polled said they approve of Bush's handling of his job, compared with 51 percent who said they are dissatisfied....The poll involved interviews with 1,004 adult Americans conducted by telephone Friday through Sunday. The total included 443 who identified themselves as Republicans and 466 who said they were Democrats.
Bush's slumping approval ratings seemed directly tied to the war in Iraq, where near-daily bombings have taken an increasing toll on U.S. troops, Iraqi police and civilians.So, now, real majorities think the Iraq war has made us less safe and think it was a mistake to send troops.
Fifty-six percent of those polled said they thought things were going badly for the United States in Iraq, and 43 percent said things were going well.
Two questions about the Iraq war were asked of about half the respondents, giving them a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points.
On one, 57 percent said the war has made the United States less safe from terrorism -- a number that has risen dramatically in just two months when 39 percent said the U.S. homeland was less safe.
On the other, 54 percent said they believe it was a mistake to send U.S. troops to Iraq; 44 percent said it was not a mistake.
Those numbers have nearly reversed since last month, when 46 percent said it was a mistake to send troops and 53 percent said it was not.
These numbers are in the danger zone for Bush. Wait until he arrests Cindy Sheehan this week.
Hope Bush is really enjoying his vacation.
