Bush Hits Post 9/11 Low.

[Blisterz]

http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=571

It's about time the population clued in. Though it still seems as though he's getting away with the 9-11 conspiracy, which is... deeply disturbing. If a president's approval rating falls below 50%, can they do anything to oust him, like the American equivalent of a vote of non-confidence? Or is he staying for the whole term, unless impeached?

Also interesting to note that the poll says 58% of Americans think that Israel should withdraw from the occupied Palestinian territories... including the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

I wonder how representative that poll actually is though... though they state a sampling error of 3%, a sample size of 1002 people out of the total population of the United States strikes me as dubiously representative. Ten times that would be a much safer sample size for a national poll.

[Ecthy]

Emperor Bush of the Americans

An approval rate below 50%? Very "despotism"

[DanS]

The slightly lower numbers are inevitable and healthy. I'm guessing that his handling of the Middle East conflict had some impact on it. At the time, it appeared like the US was impotent, but now it looks like the right course was chosen. That should take a couple of weeks to settle in...

[Sceptor107]

Althought 70% support his handling and the direction of the WoT. Most are angry at the ME thing, but they are still a solid majority behind Israeli's right to Exist.


Conspiracy? Oh your one of those idiots...with the oil pipeline and all.

Of course, such idiot conspiracy folks dont realize you can just put the pipe through China or somthing (according to the "conspiracy" thats where the energy will be going). I can imagine the afghans would be blowing it up everyday anyway. Surely this conspiracy theory is too flawed to believe.

[Eli]

Btw, according to the latest poll on the issue, 53% of the American Jews will vote Republican, while ~35% will vote for the Democrats.

[Sceptor107]

Jews are usually more conservative here. most are not Zionists and consider themselves as American as apple pie. But in some area's like NY the jewish vote is important (usually liberal)

[Boris Godunov]

Talking about Bush's numbers are premature, BUT:

Democrats have assumed a strong lead among voters in the 2002 race for Congress. Democratic candidates are the choice of 36% of the respondents, with Republican candidates the choice of 30%. Another 4% choose neither party's candidate, and 31% are not sure.

That's a good sign that we won't have to put up with the peanut-brained GOPers in the House after this year.

[Sceptor107]

While I disagree. I believe Bush will be your president in 2004 and Mayor Guiliana will be running mate. Cheney will step aside.....this ticket is umm...Unbeatable.

[Saint Marcus]

why don't we let Le Pen run in the US presidential elections?

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by Saint Marcus
why don't we let Le Pen run in the US presidential elections?

As a Democrat?

[Kyle]

Originally posted by Sceptor107
Jews are usually more conservative here. most are not Zionists and consider themselves as American as apple pie. But in some area's like NY the jewish vote is important (usually liberal)

Jews have traditionally voted Democrat.



But really though, any politicial would kill for a 69% approval rating.

[Stefu]

But really though, any politicial would kill for a 69% approval rating.

...so now we know why Condit did it!

[Zkribbler]

Re: Bush Hits Post 9/11 Low.

Originally posted by Blisterz

http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=571

If a president's approval rating falls below 50%, can they do anything to oust him, like the American equivalent of a vote of non-confidence? Or is he staying for the whole term, unless impeached?

There's no equivalent of a no-confidence vote in America. If we did have, we'd have to replace the main entrance of the White House with a revolving door.

The President serves out his term unless he is impeached & convicted, resigns, dies or becomes disabled.

[KrazyHorse]

It's a result of having the legislative and executive "branches" so completely separated...

[Andrew1999]

Republicans have nothing to worry about this fall, since the invasion of Iraq will be neatly timed to coincide with the election.