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14
Jun
Republicans Jumping Good Ship Bush?
by Buck • 9:14 am

I think not. Not really.

On every debate, on every vote, they stand behind him, agreeing with him, doing his bidding. Bush’s thirty’something-percent, brain-dead followers aren’t going to leave his side. I doubt congressional republicans will either… really.

Republicans abandoning Bush

NBC/WSJ poll: President’s, Congress- ratings drop to lowest levels ever
(Mark Murray, Deputy political director, NBC News)

WASHINGTON - As President Bush attempts to revive the controversial immigration reform bill he supports, the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that Republicans are abandoning the president, which has dropped his job-approval rating below 30 percent — his lowest mark ever in the survey.

But he isn-t the only one whose support is on the decline in the poll. Congress- approval rating has plummeted eight points, bringing it below even Bush’s. And just one in five believe the country is on the right track, which is the lowest number on this question in nearly 15 years.
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In the poll, Bush’s approval rating is at just 29 percent. It’s a drop of six points since April, and it represents his lowest mark ever on this question in the NBC/Journal poll.

Democratic pollster Jay Campbell, who works with Hart, attributes this decline to Republicans. Back in April, 75 percent of Republicans approved of Bush’s job performance, compared with 21 percent who disapproved. Now, only 62 percent of Republican approve, versus 32 percent who disapprove.

Full article at MSNBC.com


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