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TUMBLE WEED
Bush’s poll numbers continue to suffer. Bush’s “approval” rating is obviously meaningless as to his political future as he is term limited. Bush’s approval ratings are critical in the upcoming Congressional elections, where critical voting segments may vote Democratic based upon their perception of the Republicans as led by Bush.
Survey USA has provided a state by state breakdown of Bush’s approval ratings in May and June 2005. The results are encouraging for Democrats. The full charts can be found here: -- Survey USA (Special Note: Survey USA provided hyperlinks to the poll for each state; simply click on the state name to see the poll for that state.)
These are the highlights:
First, Bush’s approval rating is at or above 50% in only twelve states. They obviously represent the Republican strongholds. They are:
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Bush’s disapproval rating is at or above 50% in twenty-seven states. They are:
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Kerry |
32% |
64% |
32% |
65% |
+0% |
+1% |
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Kerry |
34% |
61% |
33% |
63% |
-1% |
+2% |
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Kerry |
35% |
60% |
33% |
62% |
-2% |
+2% |
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Kerry |
38% |
56% |
38% |
59% |
+0% |
+3% |
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Kerry |
35% |
61% |
39% |
58% |
+4% |
-3% |
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Kerry |
37% |
59% |
38% |
58% |
+1% |
-1% |
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Kerry |
39% |
54% |
37% |
58% |
-2% |
+4% |
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Kerry |
40% |
54% |
37% |
58% |
-3% |
+4% |
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Kerry |
39% |
56% |
37% |
58% |
-2% |
+2% |
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Kerry |
38% |
57% |
41% |
57% |
+3% |
+0% |
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Kerry |
42% |
52% |
41% |
57% |
-1% |
+5% |
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Bush |
38% |
58% |
40% |
57% |
+2% |
-1% |
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Kerry |
42% |
54% |
40% |
57% |
-2% |
+3% |
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Kerry |
40% |
56% |
39% |
57% |
-1% |
+1% |
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Kerry |
39% |
57% |
38% |
57% |
-1% |
+0% |
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Bush |
39% |
56% |
38% |
57% |
-1% |
+1% |
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Kerry |
47% |
49% |
43% |
54% |
-4% |
+5% |
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Kerry |
42% |
55% |
43% |
54% |
+1% |
-1% |
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Kerry |
44% |
53% |
43% |
53% |
-1% |
+0% |
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Kerry |
41% |
54% |
42% |