HE WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE
August 24, 2005
President Bush's job approval ratings are at their lowest point of his presidency as only 40% of U.S. adults have a favorable opinion of his job performance and 58% have a negative opinion, according to a Harris Interactive poll.
This is a decline from two months ago, when the president's ratings were 45% positive and 55% negative. The war in Iraq and the economy climbed to the top of a list of issues Americans say are most important for the U.S. to address. Social Security declined sharply.
At the same time, Vice President Dick Cheney's approval ratings slipped to 35% from 38% in June, while Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's approval ratings dropped to 40% from 42%. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is the only cabinet member whose approval ratings rose, to 57% from 52% in June.
Both Republicans and Democrats saw declines in their approval ratings. About one-third of adults gave a positive rating to Democrats in Congress, while 65% gave Democrats a negative rating. Republicans fared about as badly, with a 32% positive rating, down from a 37% positive rating in June.
Americans were also asked in the poll to name the two most important issues that the U.S. government needs to address. When considering the most important issues, 41% of those polled say the war is most important, sharply higher than 24% in June. The second most important issue is the economy, the poll showed.
Here are the results of the latest poll:
"How would you rate the job ______ are/is doing (excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor)"
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