Zogby America Poll. Sept. 6-7, 2005. N=1,157 likely voters nationwide. MoE ± 2.9.
"Overall, how would you rate President Bush's performance on the job . . . ?"
Excellent/Good: 40%
Fair/Poor: 59%
Previous on 7/26-30/05: 45/55
"Is your overall opinion of George W. Bush very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable, or you are not familiar enough to form an opinion?"
Favorable: 49%
Unfavorable: 50%
Previous on 7/26-30/05: 53/45
Progression of job performance numbers for the week of 9/1-5:
President Bush's handling of Hurricane Katrina:
code: Excellent Good Fair Poor Unsure
All 12% 24 17 43 4
Democrats 2 8 18 71 2
Republicans 25 42 16 13 5
Independents 6 20 18 49 7
"How would you assess the government response to Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath . . . ?"
code: Excellent Good Fair Poor Unsure
All 10% 22 24 43 2
Democrats 3 9 25 62 1
Republicans 17 39 24 17 2
Independents 7 17 22 54 -
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