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Bush's ratings in Iowa reach new low
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Apr 17, 2005 01:27pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Des Moines Register |
| News Date | Sunday, April 17, 2005 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The president's work on Social Security and the federal budget hurt his marks the most, a poll shows.
By JONATHAN ROOS and JANE NORMAN
REGISTER STAFF WRITERS Copyright 2005, Des Moines Register and Tribune Company
April 17, 2005
President Bush's job approval ratings in Iowa are sagging like never before, with Iowans particularly critical of his drive to change Social Security and his handling of the federal budget.
A new Iowa Poll, conducted for The Des Moines Register, shows that 42 percent of the state's adults approve of the job that Bush is doing as president, while 53 percent disapprove and 5 percent are undecided.
The poll, taken last week, has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.
Bush's current 42 percent approval mark among Iowans is the lowest of his presidency and half of what his approval rating was in 2001 in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
David Goetz of Cedar Falls, a retired engineer who worked for John Deere, voted for Bush in 2000 and again last year. But his attitude toward the president has soured during the last several months.
"The country is directionless," said Goetz, 63, a political independent. "I don't think the country is going the right way."
He cited high gasoline prices, inaction on illegal immigration, proposed changes in Social Security that many people dislike, and continuing casualties in Iraq. |
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