A Polling Free-Fall Among Blacks
NBC / Wall Street Journal polls on Bush’s approval rating among African-Americans:
A few months after 9/11:
51%
Six months ago:
19%
Today:
2%
Two percent! And to be fair, with a margin of error of 3.4%, the actual approval percentage might be anywhere from 5.4% to, well, negative 1.4%, which would mean, I suppose, that if there were suddenly 1.4% more black people, they would all hate him too.
“African Americans were not supporters, but I don’t think that they outright detested him — until now,” [Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart] said. “The actions in and around Katrina persuaded African Americans that this was a president who was totally insensitive to their concerns and their needs.”
Read the Full Story at The Washington Post
“A Polling Free-Fall Among Blacks”
October 13, 2005
Chris Gibson wrote:
I’m not sure comparing President Bush’s popularity POST-9/11 to today is terribly illuminating. I don’t know, myself, what that rating was during his first term before 9/11, but I’m willing to bet this month’s rent money that it was well under 51%.
An interesting plot to see would be the popularity “arcs” from pre-9/11 through to today, for each of various groups.
Still, you have to be impressed that a president has actually managed to have LESS THAN ZERO black American supporters. Way to go, George! They’ve been after this for some time, so I’m sure the Republicans are very proud.
..Chris..
Posted 14 Oct 2005 at 4:57 am ¶