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Article: Bush Run of Sub-40% Approval Ratings One of the Longest; Six consecutive months below 40% job approval.(Survey)
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- Gallup Poll News Service
- Article date:
- March 29, 2007
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Byline: Jeffrey M. Jones
Synopsis: All of George W. Bush's job approval ratings since last October have been below 40%. This six-month streak is one of the longest in Gallup's polling history, though still nowhere near the extended sub-40% runs of Harry Truman and Richard Nixon.
PRINCETON, NJ -- The latest USA Today/Gallup poll finds 34% of Americans approving of the job George W. Bush is doing as president. His approval rating has been highly stable in recent months, averaging 36% since last October, and 34% so far in 2007. Bush was last above 40% approval in September 2006, and his run of six consecutive months below 40% is one of the longest in ...