Bush's Support in Texas Eroded Significantly

McClatchy reports:

President Bush's political resiliency in his home state has eroded significantly over his nearly eight years in the White House, with Texans joining the rest of the nation in registering sharp disapproval of his job performance as the nation's chief executive, according to a newly released statewide poll.

Only 34 percent of Texans polled in a University of Texas survey approved of Bush's handling of the presidency, with just under 10 percent approving "strongly.’’ By contrast, 55 percent disapproved, with 38.7 percent strongly disapproving.

While the approval ratings are somewhat higher than national polls, the Texas findings reflect a significant downturn in popularity for a native son and former Texas governor who drew 61 percent of the Texas vote in his re-election victory over Democratic Sen. John Kerry four years ago. Throughout much of his two-term presidency, Texas has generally provided Bush with a safety net of robust support while he was losing favor elsewhere.

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It's nice to know that not just Austin has figured this guy out. Is it possible that Texas can join the nation - at last?

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Clems_son on November 2, 2008 at 06:08 PM

Texas may still be a Red state, but we saw quite a narrowing between the percentages in this election. Finally people are beginning to see the truth, and how Republicans are full of it.

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InsaneTiger on November 11, 2008 at 05:12 AM

having been born in texas and raised democrat i would certainly hope so. Things are quite scary as of late for everyone including us.

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Tsukasa on December 13, 2008 at 05:51 AM

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