President's Approval Rating Dips Below 40 Percent

Nearly Two-Thirds Say Country Is Headed in Wrong Direction

By WILL LESTER, AP















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Nearly four years after President Bush's approval soared following Sept. 11, his ratings drop to the lowest point.

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WASHINGTON (Sept. 10) - President Bush's job approval has dipped below 40 percent for the first time in the AP-Ipsos poll, reflecting widespread doubts about his handling of gasoline prices and the response to Hurricane Katrina.


Nearly four years after Bush's job approval soared into the 80s after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, Bush was at 39 percent job approval in an AP-Ipsos poll taken this week. That's the lowest since the the poll was started in December 2003.


The public's view of the nation's direction has grown increasingly negative as well, with nearly two-thirds now saying the country is heading down the wrong track.