January 28, 2008

Poll: Bush's Rating On The Economy Tanks Before SOTU

As President Bush prepares to deliver the final State of the Union address of his presidency, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll [PDF] shows that not only does his job approval rating continue to hover in the low 30s, but the public's approval of his performance on the economy, which will be a main focus of his speech, has also fallen to an all-time low of just 29 percent (in a half-sample of respondents).

Bush's advisers have indicated that he will not be focusing on his legacy in the speech, and perhaps with good reason. About seven in 10 respondents told NBC/WSJ pollsters they expected Bush to be remembered as a worse president than his most recent predecessors.

See today's Poll Track for more on the survey. Meanwhile, today's Ad Spotlight has details on a national buy from liberal advocacy group Americans United for Change that is designed to keep the heat on Bush as he enters his final term in office. And check back with The Gate this evening; we'll be liveblogging Bush's final SOTU address.

Posted at 1:45 PM
Posted to: Bush Administration, Economy, President Bush
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