POLL: CBS GOP, Bush, Iraq
Eric Dienstfrey | August 14, 2007
A new CBS News national survey (Bush/Iraq story, results; GOP story, results) of 1,214 adults (conducted 8/8 through 8/12) finds:
- 29% approve of the way George Bush is handling his job as president; 65% disapprove.
- 29% say the 20,000 additional troops in Iraq is making the situation better, 15% say it's making the situation worse, and 46% say it's having no impact on the situation in Iraq.
- Among 295 Republican primary voters asked to choose between four candidates, former Mayor Rudy Giuliani runs at 38%, former Sen. Fred Thompson at 18%, former Gov. Mitt Romney at 13%, and Sen. John McCain at 12%.