Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
Newser - Current News - Breaking Stories

« Back to the grid | Next story »

Liberals Set to Bash Bush to Finish Line

Posted Jan 24, 08 7:34 PM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – A liberal advocacy group plans to spend $8.5 million to keep President Bush's approval rating low, the AP reports. Americans United for Change will focus on what it perceives as Bush's failures in Iraq and at home, a move the group hopes will benefit Democrats in the upcoming election while preventing a repeat of Ronald Reagan's 21% end-of-term approval bounce.

The first television ad of the yearlong campaign will air before Bush's State of the Union address Monday. Republicans call the effort a waste of time. "Why would liberals want to spend good money re-fighting the battles they lost yesterday?" asked one spokesman. The nonprofit corporation first caused a stir with its 2005 ads that opposed Bush's Social Security plan.
Source: Associated Press

0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon
President Bush waves on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, after getting off the Marine One helicopter after a day trip to Frederick, Md. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)   (Associated Press)
The January 28 issue of NEWSWEEK (on newsstands January 21), "The Party's Over" examines the GOP's future in the shadow of Bush. Michael Gerson on how the GOP has unraveled, an excerpt from Jacob Weisberg's...   (Associated Press)
President Bush addresses the media in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008. President Bush announced the formation of an Advisory Council on Financial Literacy....   (Associated Press)
President Bush steers a standing land mower during his tour of Wright Manufacturing, Inc., Friday, Jan. 18, 2008 in Frederick, Md. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)   (Associated Press)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
Our editors also recommend:

Related Threads

(1 of 2)

Tags

George W. Bush • politics • advertising campaign • liberals • Bush approval ratings • State of the Union Address


Loading...

Today's Most Popular

[ Stories ]

Threads

Loading...
SPONSORED NEWS ARCHIVE

Bush Job Approval at 25%, His Lowest Yet; Only 3 points above the lowest in... (Gallup Poll News Service)

Congress' Approval Rating Ties Lowest in Gallup Records; Bush approval remains... (Gallup Poll News Service)

Bush Job Approval at 28%, Lowest of His Administration; Only Nixon and Truman... (Gallup Poll News Service)

New Low in Bush Quarterly Average Approval Rating; Averaged 31% in most recent... (Gallup Poll News Service)

Bush Approval Rating Down to 60% Among Republicans; New low for his administration.(George... (Gallup Poll News Service)

Bush's Approval Rating Drops to New Low of 27%; Decline of 4 points since financial... (Gallup Poll News Service)

The question: what could Bush possibly do to improve his approval ratings before... (The American Prospect)

Bush's 69% Job Disapproval Rating Highest in Gallup History; Truman had 67%... (Gallup Poll News Service)

Bush Approval Rating Doldrums Continue; Average 29.4% approval rating for most... (Gallup Poll News Service)

Bush's Job Approval Inches Up to 33%; Highest score since February.(Survey) (Gallup Poll News Service)


Other Politics Stories