George W. Bush: Presidental Approval

Sources: MSBNC | About

"Information is moving -- you know, nightly news is one way, of course, but it's also moving through the blogosphere and through the Internets." -- George W. Bush

The war in Iraq continues to drag Bush down. A record 73 percent of Americans disapprove of the job Bush has done handling Iraq. Despite “the surge” in U.S. forces into Baghdad and Iraq’s western Anbar province, a record-low 23 percent of Americans approve of the president’s actions in Iraq, down 5 points since the end of March.

But the White House cannot pin his rating on the war alone. Bush scores record or near record lows on every major issue:

• from the economy (34 percent approve, 60 percent disapprove)
• to health care (28 percent approve, 61 percent disapprove)
• to immigration (23 percent approve, 63 percent disapprove).

"They misunderestimated me." -- George W. Bush