Bush Very Unpopular

The latest Washington Post-ABC poll reveals that President Bush's popularity has not recovered since last month's election. On the contrary, relative to previous Post polls, his public standing has deteriorated further. Seventy percent disapprove of how President Bush is handling the situation in Iraq and 60 percent say the war was not worth fighting.

Only 36 percent of Americans approve of how the President is doing his job, compared to 62 percent who disapprove--the second lowest figures ever recorded by the Post. Even more tellingly, 49 percent of Americans "strongly disapparove" of how Pres. Bush is handling his job while only 18 percent "strongly approve". On the President's handling of the Iraq War, the numbers are even worse. Fifty-seven percent strongly disapprove the President's handling of Iraq compared to just 12 percent who strongly approve.