December 20, 2004

Abstract: (Angus Reid Consultants - CPOD Global Scan) - Public support for George W. Bush fell in the United States this month, according to a poll by Opinion Dynamics released by Fox News. 48 per cent of respondents approve of the president's performance, a five per cent drop since November.

(Angus Reid Consultants - CPOD Global Scan) - Public support for George W. Bush fell in the United States this month, according to a poll by Opinion Dynamics released by Fox News. 48 per cent of respondents approve of the president's performance, a five per cent drop since November.

In American elections, candidates require 270 votes in the Electoral College to win the White House. On Nov. 2, Republican incumbent Bush earned a second term after securing 286 electoral votes from 31 states.

Yesterday, Bush was named as Time magazine's Person of the Year, a distinction he also attained in 2000.

After Bush's re-election, nine of the 15 cabinet secretaries have announced their resignations. The cabinet changes will mark the largest reorganization in an incumbent American federal administration since Richard Nixon's re-election in 1972. Bush will be sworn in for his second four-year term on Jan. 20, 2005.

Polling Data

Do you approve or disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing as president?

	Dec. 2004	Nov. 2004	Oct. 2004
Approve	48%	53%	47%
Disapprove	45%	40%	46%

Source: Opinion Dynamics / Fox News
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 900 American registered voters, conducted on Dec. 14 and Dec. 15, 2004. Margin of error is 3 per cent.