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Post-ABC Poll: Bush Ignoring Public Concerns

By Richard Morin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, June 7, 2005; 12:03 PM

A clear majority of Americans say President Bush is ignoring the public's
concerns and instead has become distracted by issues that most people say
they care little about, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

The survey found that 58 percent of those interviewed said Bush is mainly
concentrating in his second term on problems and partisan squabbles that
these respondents said were unimportant to them. Four in 10--41
percent--said the president was focused on important problems--a
double-digit drop from three years ago.

Underlying that finding is a continuing deep and bitter partisan divide
that has fueled increasingly bitter fights in Congress, most recently over
some of Bush's nominees to the federal courts. Relatively few Americans
viewed that issue as particularly important.

According to the poll, nearly eight in 10 Democrats say Bush is not
concentrating on issues they personally view as vital while three out of
four Republicans disagree.

Ominously for Bush and the Republicans, a strong majority of
self-described political independents--68 percent--say they disagreed with
the president's priorities. That suggests Bush's mixed record in the
second term on issues the public views as critical--particularly on Iraq
and the economy--may be as much a liability for GOP candidates in next
year's mid-term election as his performance in his first term was an asset
to Republican congressional hopefuls last year and in 2002.

Overall, the president's job approval rating stood at 48 percent,
virtually identical to where it was last month. Currently 52 percent of
the public disapproves of the job Bush is doing as president, the highest
negative rating of his performance since taking office.

More at www.washingtonpost.com



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Hopefully, Bush is working his way towards lameduckdom.






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If it is Bad for Bush,
It is Good for the United States.