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Republicans, Bush suffer in polls

A recent poll in the United States indicated that were elections to be held this November instead of the following November, a Democrat would succeed President George W. Bush to the White House. The poll?s findings indicate that from hurricane relief to the Iraq war, the president?s performance and popularity have been low and unacceptable and that it will be tough for the Bush administration to pull itself out of the rut it is currently in or rescue the image of the Republican party, scandalized as it has been as of late due to CIA operative name releases and the indictment of a Republican congressman from Texas.

If the hypothetical election pollsters asked about were held this year, only 39% of American voters would vote for President Bush to remain in office. Forty-two percent of the 1,008 people polled expressed approval for the President?s handling of his job, with 55% disapproving. Fifty-seven percent of those polled stated they didn?t agree with Bush?s views on issues that are important to them, compared to 41% of Americans who find that there views and the president?s are in agreement. Forty-nine percent of Americans think that the Republican approach to fighting terrorism is correct, compared to 38% thinking Democrats would handle the War on Terror better.

In what many call a surprise due to the discomfort many voters in the last presidential election held over the ability of Democrats to prosecute the war in Iraq, 46% of those polled think the Dems would do a better job there. 40% thought the Republicans can handle Iraq better. In other findings, the poll found that Americans thought 59%-30% that Democrats were better than Republicans on health care, 56%-33% thought Democrats better than Republicans on Social Security, 51%-31% think Democrats would be better for gasoline prices than Republicans, and 50%-38% think that Democrats are better than Republicans when it comes to handling the economy.