Zogby sez:
Bush wins a positive job rating from 58% of Republicans, 29% of independents, and 11% of Democrats. Among those with a household member who is now or at one time served in the Armed Forces, 37% give the President positive marks, compared with 26% of those with no household member in the military who give him a positive job rating.
Meanwhile, Congress wins just 18% positive approval from Democrats, while 80% of Dems give them negative marks for their performance so far. Republicans watching the performance of the Democratic-controlled Congress are more harsh—just 12% give it good marks, while 86% said they are doing only a “fair” or “poor” job in Washington. Political independents appear to agree with Republicans on this count—just 16% give Congress positive marks, while the balance give it a negative rating.
Most are not happy with the overall direction in which the nation is now headed, the poll shows. Just 24% said they think things in the country are going well, while 64% said they think things are off on the wrong track. The main problem is foreign policy, the Reuters/Zogby poll shows. Just 22% approve of foreign affairs as practiced by the Bush administration.
The Democrats should be able to do the math, but they are not paying attention to these numbers. The numbers they are looking at show that the people are more and more self-identifying as Democrats and that they loathe the Republicans more than any other institution in America. So, why rock the boat, eh?
