Poll: No Americans Think Economy Improving

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It's unanimous. The economy is not good.

A new poll from American Research Group shows that zero percent of Americans believe the economy is improving (h/t Think Progress). The poll also measured President Bush's approval rating at 19 percent.

Bush's 11-point drop from the previous poll can be attributed to the recent Wall Street bailouts that have clarified the economic situation for the voters. With Bush's last major act as President likely to be the negotiation of a massive buyout of which taxpayers will bear the brunt, even Bush's most ardent supporters have written off the remainder of his presidency.

So much for rumblings as recent as February of 2007, like this one from columnist David Broder, about a Bush comeback in the polls before the end of his second term. "It may seem perverse to suggest that," Broder wrote, "at the very moment the House of Representatives is repudiating his policy in Iraq, President Bush is poised for a political comeback. But don't be astonished if that is the case."

Filed Under: George W. Bush, Breaking News, Economy

Tagged: bailout, Bush administration, BushAdministration, economy, polls, President Bush, PresidentBush, Wall Street, WallStreet

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