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Adam D · 07-21-03, 09:53 AM

Bush's approval rating sags
Sunday, July 20, 2003 Posted: 8:29 PM EDT (0029 GMT)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The public has grown increasingly uneasy with President Bush's handling of the economy and the situation in Iraq, a new poll suggests.

Bush's overall job approval dropped 8 points since May to 55 percent, according to a new CNN-Time poll.

A majority in this poll, 52 percent, said the president is doing a poor job of handling the economy, and just four in 10 say the U.S.-led military campaign in Iraq has been a success. That's down from 52 percent who felt that way in late March.

Fifty-five percent of Americans said they approved of the way Bush is handling Iraq, according to the poll, compared with 69 percent in May.

The poll of 1,004 adults was conducted Wednesday and Thursday and has an error margin of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

The president's slipping poll numbers come as the effort in Iraq has been clouded by a controversy over the intelligence cited by the Bush administration before the war and continuing casualties.

Half in the poll, 50 percent, said it was likely they would support Bush's re-election, while almost that many, 46 percent, said it was unlikely.

The poll indicated that Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri and former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean were the strongest nationally -- with all grouped in double digits. Lieberman had 16 percent, and others were slightly behind him.

But a majority of those polled, 66 percent, said Bush is very or somewhat likely to win the election regardless of how they cast their vote.

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Adam D Feline Leukemia Survivor Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Law School Posts: 7,765	Bush's Approval Rating Sags Bush's approval rating sags Sunday, July 20, 2003 Posted: 8:29 PM EDT (0029 GMT) WASHINGTON (AP) -- The public has grown increasingly uneasy with President Bush's handling of the economy and the situation in Iraq, a new poll suggests. Bush's overall job approval dropped 8 points since May to 55 percent, according to a new CNN-Time poll. A majority in this poll, 52 percent, said the president is doing a poor job of handling the economy, and just four in 10 say the U.S.-led military campaign in Iraq has been a success. That's down from 52 percent who felt that way in late March. Fifty-five percent of Americans said they approved of the way Bush is handling Iraq, according to the poll, compared with 69 percent in May. The poll of 1,004 adults was conducted Wednesday and Thursday and has an error margin of plus or minus 3 percentage points. The president's slipping poll numbers come as the effort in Iraq has been clouded by a controversy over the intelligence cited by the Bush administration before the war and continuing casualties. Half in the poll, 50 percent, said it was likely they would support Bush's re-election, while almost that many, 46 percent, said it was unlikely. The poll indicated that Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri and former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean were the strongest nationally -- with all grouped in double digits. Lieberman had 16 percent, and others were slightly behind him. But a majority of those polled, 66 percent, said Bush is very or somewhat likely to win the election regardless of how they cast their vote. __________________ This is my signature.