Bush suffers in polls post-Katrina (Reuters) Updated: 2005-09-09 06:50 WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush's image
suffered in public opinion polls taken after Hurricane Katrina hit the U.S. Gulf
Coast, with some finding growing doubts about his leadership and the country's
direction. Reuters reported.
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U.S. President George W. Bush is reflected in a monitor as he
announces measures to provide more aid to families displaced by Hurricane
Katrina September 8, 2005 in Washington.
[Reuters] | After a week of criticism for a
slow response to the devastation caused by Katrina, polls released on Thursday
registered drops in Bush's approval ratings and in confidence in his leadership.
A Pew Research Center poll found 67 percent of Americans believed Bush could
have done more to speed up relief efforts, and just 28 percent believed he did
all he could. His approval rating slipped to 40 percent, down four points since
July to the lowest point Pew has recorded.
The Pew poll also found a shift in public priorities after Katrina caused a
jump in gasoline prices last week, with a majority saying for the first time
since the September 11, 2001, attacks that it was more important for Bush to
focus on domestic policy than the war on terrorism.
"Americans are depressed, angry and very worried about the economic
consequences of the disaster," said Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew poll.
A WEEK OF CRITICISM
The new polls indicated a week of criticism and political finger-pointing
over who is to blame for the disastrous response to Katrina could have taken a
toll on the White House.
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