Ouch. Our “popular, war-time president” has a few issues.
This number doesn’t bode well:
(June results are in parentheses)
1. Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on the wrong track?
-Right direction, 36 percent (35)
-Wrong track, 59 percent (59)
-Not sure, 5 percent (6)
Frankly, I’m a little surprised the economic approval number (42%) is so low. The economy, while not spectacular, has been chugging along consistently for a while. The only real negative development of late is the up tick in oil prices. Either gas prices are really tainting the way people view the economy, or they simply don’t approve of Bush these days.