| Friday, June 02, 2006 |
| Bush wins! |
Dubya tops all comers for worst president in the last 61 years, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. Meanwhile, Bill Clinton is deemed the second best and the third worst, depending on which side you ask, with best scoring nearly twice as high...
Strong Democratic sentiment pushes President George W. Bush to the top of the list when American voters pick the worst U.S. President in the last 61 years. Bush is named by 34 percent of voters, followed by Richard Nixon at 17 percent and Bill Clinton at 16 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today. Leading the list for best President since 1945 is Ronald Reagan with 28 percent, and Clinton with 25 percent.
President Bush is ranked worst by 56 percent of Democrats, 35 percent of independent voters and 7 percent of Republicans, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. Best ranking for Reagan comes from 56 percent of Republicans, 7 percent of Democrats and 25 percent of independent voters. Among American voters 18 - 29 years old, Clinton leads the "best" list with 40 percent.
Among young voters, 42 percent list Bush as worst. Clinton tops the "worst" list among white Protestants - 24 percent, and white evangelical Christians - 29 percent.
American voters disapprove 58 - 35 percent of the job Bush is doing, compared to 58 - 36 percent in a March 2 survey. Even voters in red states, where Bush's margin was more than 5 percent in 2004, disapprove 52 - 39 percent.
"Democrats just plain don't like President Bush. His father, the 41st President, was voted out of the White House after one term. Nixon quit under fire. But most Democrats think Bush 43 wins the worst-president race," said Maurice Carroll, Director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
"Kennedy and Truman get big Democratic votes, especially among Baby Boomers (45 - 64 years old) and seniors (over 65), but recent memory counts," Carroll said. "Democrats say Clinton's the best and Republicans say he's the worst. Republicans don't think much of Jimmy Carter either. There's no contest for the GOP favorite: It's the Gipper."
"Bush's job-approval numbers remain in the cellar. But he might finally have hit bottom." ...
... The main reason cited by voters who disapprove of Bush is the war in Iraq, listed by 43 percent.
Well, at least they're saying he's hit bottom.
On the subject of Iraq, when asked for the reasons why they liked or disliked the job the president is doing, most reasons on both sides scored in the single digits or low teens. One reason, however, crushed all others with 43 percent choosing it as their reason for disapproval: Iraq.
Tags: Bush, Politics, Polls |
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