Poll Watch: South not so sweet on Bush
Survey USA has released its latest state-by-state poll of our President's net job approval ratings. The not-so-surprising finding is that Bush's approval percentage continues to languish in the low 40s.
It may be more surprising to realize that most of Bush's support isn't in the South, but in the Plains and the West. Only three Southern states -- Texas, Alabama and Mississippi -- are in the top 10 Bush-liking states, and those are the only Southern states where his "approves" outnumber his "disapproves." Here's Survey USA's graph, ranked by "net approval rating" (approves minus disapproves):
It may be more surprising to realize that most of Bush's support isn't in the South, but in the Plains and the West. Only three Southern states -- Texas, Alabama and Mississippi -- are in the top 10 Bush-liking states, and those are the only Southern states where his "approves" outnumber his "disapproves." Here's Survey USA's graph, ranked by "net approval rating" (approves minus disapproves):
1 Comments:
Love this blog, first time I've commented. Great stuff. Where is Florida in this data, I wonder?
At any rate, I bragged about what a good job you guys do and reposted your graphic here.
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