New poll finds Bush ratings down
Reuters, Washington
President George W. Bush's approval rating slipped to a career low of 45 percent on concerns over the Iraq war and spiraling US fuel prices, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll published on Tuesday.The poll of more than 1,000 people found that 57 percent disapprove of Bush's handling of the war and 68 percent regard the level of American casualties as unacceptable. But a majority of respondents, 54 percent, said the United States should keep its forces in Iraq until civil order is restored. Fifty-nine percent said they do not think a deadline should be set for the withdrawal of US troops. Bush has rejected anti-war protesters' calls for a troop withdrawal and appealed to Americans not to waver because of the rising death toll, now nearly 1,900. Bush's overall rating was two percentage points down from the previous low of 47 percent, according to the poll.
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