New Post-speech zogby poll... bad news for Shrub

[macfanken]

The interesting part to me was that 42% of people support impeachment. That number is over 50% in some areas of the country.


Released: June 30, 2005
No Bounce: Bush Job Approval Unchanged by War Speech; Question on Impeachment Shows Polarization of Nation; Americans Tired of Divisiveness in Congress—Want Bi-Partisan Solutions—New Zogby Poll


President Bush’s televised address to the nation produced no noticeable bounce in his approval numbers, with his job approval rating slipping a point from a week ago, to 43%, in the latest Zogby International poll. And, in a sign of continuing polarization, more than two-in-five voters (42%) say they would favor impeachment proceedings if it is found the President misled the nation about his reasons for going to war with Iraq.

The Zogby America survey of 905 likely voters, conducted from June 27 through 29, 2005, has a margin of error of +/-3.3 percentage points.

Just one week ago, President Bush’s job approval stood at a previous low of 44%—but it has now slipped another point to 43%, despite a speech to the nation intended to build support for the Administration and the ongoing Iraq War effort. The Zogby America survey includes calls made both before and after the President’s address, and the results show no discernible “bump” in his job approval, with voter approval of his job performance at 45% in the final day of polling.

Where voters live has some impact on their perceptions. The President’s job rating remains relatively strong in the South, with 51% rating his performance favorably; in all other regions, those disapproving his performance are in the majority.

In a more significant sign of the weakness of the President’s numbers, more “Red State” voters—that is, voters living in the states that cast their ballots for the Bush-Cheney ticket in 2004—now rate his job performance unfavorably, with 50% holding a negative impression of the President’s handling of his duties, and 48% holding a favorable view. The President also gets negative marks from one-in-four (25%) Republicans—as well as 86% of Democrats and 58% of independents. (Bush nets favorable marks from 75% of Republicans, 13% of Democrats and 40% of independents.)

Impeachment Question Shows Bitterness of Divide

In a sign of the continuing partisan division of the nation, more than two-in-five (42%) voters say that, if it is found that President Bush did not tell the truth about his reasons for going to war with Iraq, Congress should hold him accountable through impeachment. While half (50%) of respondents do not hold this view, supporters of impeachment outweigh opponents in some parts of the country.

Among those living in the Western states, a 52% majority favors Congress using the impeachment mechanism while just 41% are opposed; in Eastern states, 49% are in favor and 45% opposed. In the South, meanwhile, impeachment is opposed by three-in-five voters (60%) and supported by just one-in-three (34%); in the Central/Great Lakes region, 52% are opposed and 38% in favor.

Impeachment is overwhelmingly rejected in the Red States—just 36% say they agree Congress should use it if the President is found to have lied on Iraq, while 55% reject this view; in the “Blue States” that voted for Massachusetts Democrat John Kerry in 2004, meanwhile, a plurality of 48% favors such proceedings while 45% are opposed.

A large majority of Democrats (59%) say they agree that the President should be impeached if he lied about Iraq, while just three-in-ten (30%) disagree. Among President Bush’s fellow Republicans, a full one-in-four (25%) indicate they would favor impeaching the President under these circumstances, while seven-in-ten (70%) do not. Independents are more closely divided, with 43% favoring impeachment and 49% opposed.


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[SuzeQuze]

42%? Holy sh*t! Thanks for sharing this.

[strandinthewind]

Well, I coulda told them that when FOX spent like half a segment on it and then returned to the Aruba kidnapping, which while I am sorry for the girl and her parents, that tired story hardly rises to the level of the war in Iraq.

[ShangriLaTroubl]

I guess his Iraq policy speech didnt help things for him at all huh?

Chris

[dissention]

How is it bad news? He's not going anywhere, the election came and went, people.

[ShangriLaTroubl]

Originally Posted by dissention

How is it bad news? He's not going anywhere, the election came and went, people.

Well certainly if he had a high approval rating, that couldnt hurt the republicans in 06 now could it?

Chris

[dissention]

Originally Posted by ShangriLaTroubl

Well certainly if he had a high approval rating, that couldnt hurt the republicans in 06 now could it?

Chris

Fech. You have too much faith in the American people. I doubt this will affect them much.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by dissention

How is it bad news? He's not going anywhere, the election came and went, people.

Again, he has not been able to accomplish anything of any significance this term - if that numer were ten points higher, he would have been able to. I still maintain that the country did not really want to reelect W as much as it did not want to elect Kerry.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Again, he has not been able to accomplish anything of any significance this term - if that numer were ten points higher, he would have been able to.

Give him time, it'll rise pretty soon. He'll find something to latch onto and will sell it to this country like a master salesman. He's got a few years to do so.

[macfanken]

Originally Posted by dissention

How is it bad news? He's not going anywhere, the election came and went, people.

True... but it could help Dems next year... I also doubt he wants to be remembered as a lame duck failure.

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by dissention

Give him time, it'll rise pretty soon. He'll find something to latch onto and will sell it to this country like a master salesman. He's got a few years to do so.

I disagree. I think he's done. He won't get any of his "projects" through. Americans better not vote for an R in the next election.

[macfanken]

Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

I disagree. I think he's done. He won't get any of his "projects" through. Americans better not vote for an R in the next election.

His political capital that he bragged about after the last election didn't last very long, did it?!

[EnchantedSLN]

Haven't all you flaming liberals learned polls mean nothing?

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by ShangriLaTroubl

I guess his Iraq policy speech didnt help things for him at all huh?

Chris

I didn't know we had an Iraq policy-before or after his speech.

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by macfanken

His political capital that he bragged about after the last election didn't last very long, did it?!

Yeah, his mandate really hasn't been especially effective. I still cringe at that word.