No bounce; 42% favor impeaching the Chimp-in-Chief

[Sauron]

http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1007

Released: June 30, 2005

No Bounce: Bush Job Approval Unchanged by War Speech; Question on Impeachment Shows Polarization of Nation; Americans Tired of Divisiveness in Congress—Want Bi-Partisan Solutions—New Zogby Poll

President Bush’s televised address to the nation produced no noticeable bounce in his approval numbers, with his job approval rating slipping a point from a week ago, to 43%, in the latest Zogby International poll. And, in a sign of continuing polarization, more than two-in-five voters (42%) say they would favor impeachment proceedings if it is found the President misled the nation about his reasons for going to war with Iraq.

The Zogby America survey of 905 likely voters, conducted from June 27 through 29, 2005, has a margin of error of +/-3.3 percentage points.

Just one week ago, President Bush’s job approval stood at a previous low of 44%—but it has now slipped another point to 43%, despite a speech to the nation intended to build support for the Administration and the ongoing Iraq War effort. The Zogby America survey includes calls made both before and after the President’s address, and the results show no discernible “bump” in his job approval, with voter approval of his job performance at 45% in the final day of polling.

[livius drusus]

All last summer a mention of the World Trade Center tragefy was like a vote Bush cattle prod. Between war-weariness, an slowly increasing understanding of the deceptions that led up to the invasion and the good ol' fashioned passage of time, it looks like 9/11 may not be the gold currency it once was for Bush. Lord knows he tried, mentioning it in his silly speech over and over again.