Bush's Numbers Slide

The big news is that Bush's approval ratings are at a 3 year low, 48%. The real news is that that isn't such news. President's have approval ratings rise and fall on events, the economy, the election year cycle. Bush has not yet begun to run. Consider Clinton. In 1996 his approval rating was at about 51%.
Before summer 1996 — meaning before the recovery hit home — Clinton's job approval rating averaged 51 percent. He, of course was re-elected.

Considering the stakes of this election, I hope we say the same about GWB.

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