President's Approval Slips in "Red States"
Posted by on March 6, 2006 at 11:33 AM
A few interesting regional polls released today further documenting a free fall of presidential approval in traditionally "red states."
Elon University. February 20-23, 2006 & February 26 to March 2, 2006. 1,277 residents in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. MoE +/- 2.8%
Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Approve: 43%
Disapprove: 52%
Don't know: 4%
There was also this interesting nugget at the end of the summary:
When asked which party they will support in the next congressional election, 33 percent said they will support Democrats and 28 percent said they will support Republicans. Twenty-nine percent said they did not know.
"What jumps out at you here is the difference in drop-off for Democrats and Republicans," Bacot said. "The Republican drop-off is twice that of the Democrats, suggesting that Bush's problems may be trickling down to Republican members of Congress."
And there was this out of Indiana:
Selzer & Co. via the Indy Star. February 28 to March 2, 2006. 501 Indiana residents. MoE +/- 4.4%
Presidential Approval:
Approve: 37%
Disapprove: 56%
The economy:
Approve: 39%
Disapprove: 55%
Not sure 6%
Iraq:
Approve: 38%
Disapprove: 56%
Not sure 6%
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The red states is where the economic damage has been really severe and it's taken a while for the people to realize that they were taken for a ride--that there was never any intention to deliver on the promises that were made.
One topic that might be well worth exploring is the extent to which Republican organizing and fund-raising has been primarily aimed at making the fund-raisers and organizers and political strategists rich. They seem to have discovered that the strategies long used by religious evangelizers to accumulate wealth could work just as well by promising unattainable earthly goals instead of success in the after-life--and they could do so with impunity. No need to be concerned about charges of fraud if you extract donations by playing on the emotions and generating antagonism against whoever somebody doesn't like.
I wonder how much of Indiana's result is the product of a Repub Gov trying to outsource a tollroad for 75 years.
so what is the disapprove in the blue states alone? like 80%?
Imagine what the poll numbers would be if the general public were actually informed of the real state of the nation on TV.
In 2000 when candidate Bush said "A promise made is a promise kept" and "Help is on the way" the military assumed he was talking to them. WRONG!
MonicaSmith, It is always amazing how well you present the Democrats position on different subjects, Thanks!
I believe the Democrats are handeling things right. They don't want to come out of the shute
bucking and belloring like a prized Bull. As long as our Democrats sound and act professional, we will win. The Democrats know they are the only ones that make sense on Government. We don't have this confusion when Democrats rule. The only confusion is Republicans trying to push us out of the Law Making Business. We have always dealt fairly.
> They seem to have discovered that the strategies long used
> by religious evangelizers to accumulate wealth could work just as
> well by promising unattainable earthly goals instead of success
> in the after-life--and they could do so with impunity.
Wish I'd said that! I had noticed that about televangelists a long time ago, and they have taught the Republicans a thing or three about swinding the gullible, but the way you made the connection is nothing short of elegant and eloquent!
Democrats need a slogan. How about:
ENOUGH!
I live in a Red(neck) state and there are more Democratics here than I realize. We band together...like Supa' Glue. Don't get me wrong, there are some Bush-lovers still, but hey, we can't all be progressive and enlightened.
I live in a Red(neck) state and there are more Democratics here than I realize. We band together...like Supa' Glue. Don't get me wrong, there are some Bush-lovers still, but hey, we can't all be progressive and enlightened.
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