WASHINGTON — Deepening unhappiness with President George W. Bush and the U.S. Congress soured the mood of Americans and sent Bush’s approval rating to another record low this month, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday. The Reuters/Zogby Index, which measures the mood of the country, also fell from 98.8 to 96 — the second consecutive month it has dropped. The number of Americans who believe the country is on the wrong track jumped four points to 66 percent. Bush’s job approval rating fell to 24 percent from last month’s record low for a Zogby poll of 29 percent. A paltry 11 percent gave Congress a positive grade, tying last month’s record low. ‘There is a real question among Americans now about how relevant this government is to them,’ pollster John Zogby said. ‘They tell us they want action on health care, education, the war and immigration, but they don’t believe they are going to get it.’ The dismal assessment of the Republican president and the Democratic-controlled Congress follows another month of inconclusive political battles over a future path in Iraq and the recent Bush veto of an expansion of the program providing insurance for […]
Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Voters Unhappy With Bush and Congress
Author: JOHN WHITESIDES
Source: Reuters
Publication Date: Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:32pm EDT
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Source: Reuters
Publication Date: Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:32pm EDT
Link: Voters Unhappy With Bush and Congress
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