http://www.americanresearchgroup.com/Bush Job Approval Ratings 5/18/05
Category / Approve Disapprove Undecided
Overall / 43% 51% 6%
Economy / 37% 57% 6%
George W. Bush's job approval ratings are at post-election lows as Americans become increasingly concerned about their personal finances. Details from the nationwide survey conducted May 15-18 are available at The National Economy -
http://www.americanresearchgroup.com/economy/May 19, 2005
Increasing Concerns Over the Economy
Push Bush's Job Approval Ratings to Post-election Lows
George W. Bush's job approval ratings have dropped to post-election lows as Americans have become increasingly concerned about their personal finances and the national economy according to the latest survey from the American Research Group. Among all Americans, 43% say they approve of the way Bush is handling his job and 51% disapprove. When it comes to Bush's handling of the economy, 37% of Americans say they approve and 57% say they disapprove.
Among Americans registered to vote, 43% approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president and 51% disapprove. As for Bush's handling of the economy, 38% of registered voters approve and 56% disapprove.
A total of 59% of Americans say the national economy is getting worse, up from 53% in April, 51% say they expect the national economy to be worse a year from now, up from 44% in April, and 61% say the financial situations in their households are getting worse, up from 50% in April.
The results presented here are based on 1,100 completed telephone interviews conducted among a nationwide random sample of adults 18 years and older. The interviews were completed May 15 through 18, 2005. The theoretical margin of error for the total sample is plus or minus 2.6 percentage points, 95% of the time, on questions where opinion is evenly split.
Overall, 43% of Americans say that they approve of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president, 51% disapprove, and 6% are undecided.
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