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Seventy Percent of Americans Pan Bush’s Handling of Economy

Seventy percent of Americans disapprove of the way President Bush is handling the economy and 65 percent say the same about his handling of Iraq, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll conducted April 10-13. Bush’s standing slipped even among Republicans, among whom he garnered only 59 percent approval. A quarter of independents and 6 percent of Democrats gave Bush positive marks.However, on Iraq, Republican support of Bush was a higher 68 percent.

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