Thursday, June 28, 2007
News Not so red anymore
Posted by Taylor Barnes on Thu, Jun 28, 2007 at 7:34 PM
Although 58 percent of Georgia voters chose to re-elect President Bush in 2004, the president’s approval rating is a mere 35 percent in the state now, according to a recent poll by Strategic Vision. The rating still puts Georgia well ahead of Bush’s national approval of 26 percent — the lowest of his presidency, according to Newsweek.
An overwhelming 81 percent of those polled don't view Bush as a "conservative in the mold of Ronald Reagan."
Still, the president’s unpopularity does not translate into support in Georgia of the Democratic-controlled Congress. Only 19 percent of respondents approved of Congress’ performance.
Most Georgians are moderately satisfied with their senators, with Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson earning approval ratings of 50 percent and 52 percent, respectively.
With more than 100 Georgia service members killed in the Iraq war, the desire for troop withdrawal is high: About 45 percent of Georgians support a withdrawal of troops within the next six months, the poll shows.
The company polled 800 people who are likely to vote, and the poll has a margin of error of 3 percent. In other results:
— Gov. Sonny Perdue enjoys an approval rating of 55 percent.
— Hillary Clinton (29 percent) enjoys a slight lead over Barack Obama (26 percent) for the Democratic presidential nomination.
— Fred Thompson (25 percent) enjoys the lead for Republicans over Rudy Giuliani (20 percent).
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