Gallup: Bush Approval Rating Hits All-Time Low

Editor & Publisher | March 14 2006

President Bush's approval rating has hit a new low of 36% percent, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Monday.

Only 38% said the Iraq war was going well for the United States, down from 46% in January. Some 57% said they believe the March 2003 invasion of Iraq was a mistake, near September's record high of 59 percent.

The poll covered 1,001 adults questioned Friday through Sunday.

Bush's approval rating of 36%, down two points from February, is the lowest mark of his presidency in a Gallup poll.

Only 32% polled said they thought Bush had a clear plan for handling the situation in Iraq, while 67% said he did not.
The pollsters found 51% of Americans believe the administration deliberately misled the public about whether Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.

Last modified March 14, 2006