POLL: CBS News on Bush, Congress, Iraq & Campaign 2008
Mark Blumenthal | June 30, 2007
A new CBS News national survey (Bush/Iraq story, results; Campaign 2008 story, results) of 835 adults (conducted 6/26 through 6/28) finds:
- 27% approve of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president and 65% disapprove, "the lowest number yet recorded in the CBS News Poll."
- 27% approve of the way Congress is handling its job and 60% disapprove. The rating "has dropped nine points since last month and is now at the level it was prior to last fall's mid-term elections."
- 66% of Americans "say the number of U.S. troops in Iraq should be decreased, with 40% wanting all U.S. troops removed - up seven points from April."
- Among 336 Democratic primary voters, when presented a three-way choice 48% prefer Hillary Clinton, 24% Barack Obama, 11% John Edwards, 8% would rather see someone else nominated and the rest (9%) are completely undecided or unsure
- Among 212 Republican primary voters, when presented a four-way choice 34% prefer Rudy Giuliani, 22% Fred Thompson, 21% John McCain, 6% Mitt Romney, 7% would rather see someone else nominated and the rest (10%) are say they are completely undecided or unsure.
By Mark Blumenthal | June 30, 2007 3:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBacks (0)
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Regret:
I think you have a typo:
"27% approve of the way Congress is handling its job and 60% approve."
The last approve s/b disapprove.
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In that same poll a generic presidential contest ("a democrat vs a republican") show a two-to-one preference for the democrat (55% vs 28%). Yet specific races ("guiliani vs clinton", etc) were close or tied. While it's early, respondents seem unhappy with the republican leadership, but unconvinced any democrat will do better.
Posted on July 1, 2007 5:08 PM