(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Few adults in the United States are satisfied with their president, according to a review of four recent public opinion polls. In a survey by TNS released by the Washington Post and ABC News, 33 per cent of respondents approve of George W. Bush’s performance.

Bush’s approval rating stands at 32 per cent in studies by Opinion Research Corporation for CNN and Harris Interactive, and 28 per cent in a poll by the New York Times and CBS News.

Bush—a Republican—earned a second four-year term in the November 2004 presidential election. The U.S. president’s approval rating has not surpassed the 40 per cent mark in a national survey since December 2006. 

On Dec. 14, Bush discussed his administration’s dealings with Congress, saying, "I want to thank the Senate and congratulate the Senate for passing a good energy bill—and now the House must act. Congress also must move quickly to pass legislation to protect middle class families from the burden of the Alternative Minimum Tax—without raising taxes. And Congress must pass legislation to ensure our intelligence professionals can continue to effectively monitor terrorist communications. (...) And they must ensure that our troops on the front lines have the funds and resources they need to prevail."

Polling Data

a) Do you approve or disapprove of George W. Bush’s performance as president?

Source: TNS / Washington Post / ABC News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,136 American adults, conducted from Dec. 6 to Dec. 9, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

b) Do you approve or disapprove of George W. Bush’s performance as president?

Source: Opinion Research Corporation / CNN
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,024 American adults, conducted from Dec. 6 to Dec. 9, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

c) How would you rate the job George W. Bush is doing as president—excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor?

Source: Harris Interactive
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 American adults, conducted from Nov. 30 to Dec. 3, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

d) Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?

Source: New York Times / CBS News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,133 American adults, conducted from Dec. 5 to Dec. 9, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

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