A first:

The polls tell us:

"Eighty-two percent of Americans now say the country's seriously off on the wrong track, up 10 points in the last year to a point from its record high in polls since 1973. And 31 percent approve of Bush's job performance overall, while 66 percent disapprove."

Key finding: "Bush now has gone 40 months without majority approval, beating Truman's record (also during economic discontent and an unpopular war) of 38 months from 1949-52."

40 months is 3 years (36m) + January, February, March, April.

40 months takes you back to before January 2005.

George W. Bush has never broken 50% at any time during his second term. That's a first.


posted by Quiddity at 5/13/2008 01:18:00 AM