December 19, 2005; Posted: 5:22 p.m. EST (22:22 GMT)
CNN -- President Bush's approval ratings do not appear to have changed significantly, despite a number of recent speeches he's given to shore up public support for the war in Iraq and its historic elections on Thursday.
A CNN/USA Today Gallup poll conducted over the weekend found his approval rating stood at 41 percent, while more than half, or 56 percent, disapprove of how the president is handling his job. A majority, or 52 percent, say it was a mistake to send troops to Iraq, and 61 percent say they disapprove of how he is handling Iraq specifically. The margin of error was plus or minus 3 percentage points.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/19/bush.poll/index.html?section=cnn_latestPoll: Bush fails to sway public on Iraq
By Susan Page, USA TODAY
12/19/2005 4:50 PM Updated 12/19/2005 5:56 PM
The series of speeches President Bush delivered during the past three weeks defending the invasion of Iraq failed to buy patience for the war or convince more Americans that the conflict is part of a broader campaign against terrorism, according to a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll taken over the weekend.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-12-19-poll_x.htm?csp=34