Froomkin on Bush’s Eency Weency Approval Rate Among Blacks
Interesting discussion by Dan Froomkin of the recent NBC/Wall Street Journal poll that showed Bush receiving only 2% (!) support from blacks: A polling free-fall among blacks:
This latest poll included 807 people nationwide, and only 89 blacks. As a result, there is a considerable margin or error — and the findings should not be considered definitive until or unless they are validated by other polls.
David Bositis, a senior political analyst at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, which tracks African American public opinion, told me this morning that it’s clear that Bush’s job approval among blacks “has taken a hit from both the ongoing things in Iraq and what happened with Katrina.”
But down to 2 percent? “I doubt that it’s actually 2,” he said.
“But would I be surprised if it’s 10 or 12? No.” And 10, he said, is typically “about as low as you can go” when it comes to approval ratings.
October 14th, 2005 at 6:44 am
It turns out that white people don’t care much for Bush either.