And, yes, I DO take it personally: Polarized...? Nah...

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Saturday, June 25, 2005

Polarized...? Nah...

via jerome a paris and kos, we can see some truly jaw-dropping numbers in the recent american research group poll on the national economy...

Among Republicans (36% of adults registered to vote in the survey), 84% approve of the way Bush is handling his job and 12% disapprove. Among Democrats (38% of adults registered to vote in the survey), 18% approve and 77% disapprove of the way Bush is handling his job. Among Independents (26% of adults registered to vote in the survey), 17% approve and 75% disapprove of the way Bush is handling his job as president.

let's re-cap...

84% OF REPUBLICANS APPROVE of bush's handling of his job
77% OF DEMOCRATS DISAPPROVE
75% OF INDEPENDENTS DISAPPROVE

paraphrasing one of atrios' favorites, great jumping jeebus on a cracker...! no wonder no one's talking to anyone else... the other eye-popping figure is how many independents now disapprove...

overall...