Poll: Bush, GOP hit new lows in public opinion

President Bush's poll ratings are consistent as they continue their journey south. One feels that today's news, that Bush was the leaker that the Republican administration launched a million dollar investigation to identify, will only aid the figures nearer to the South poll.

• Just 36 percent of the public approves of Bush’s job performance, his lowest-ever rating in AP-Ipsos polling. By contrast, the president’s job approval rating was 47 percent among likely voters just before Election Day 2004 and a whopping 64 percent among registered voters in October 2002.

• Only 40 percent of the public approves of Bush’s performance on foreign policy and the war on terror, another low-water mark for his presidency. That’s down 9 points from a year ago. Just before the 2002 election, 64 percent of registered voters backed Bush on terror and foreign policy.
• Just 35 percent of the public approves of Bush’s handling of Iraq, his lowest in AP-Ipsos polling.

The public gives Democrats a slight edge on what party would best handle Iraq, a reversal from Election Day 2004.

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