Bush Poll Numbers Improve

Bush poll numbers improve in Rita aftermath
Thu Sep 29, 7:53 PM ET
Reuters

President George W. Bush's job approval has risen after slumping to new
lows on criticism of his handling of deadly Hurricane Katrina, two
polls showed on Thursday.

Bush's approval rating climbed to 45 percent in a CNN/USA Today/Gallup
poll taken September 26-28, up from 40 percent in a similar poll taken
a week ago.

A Fox News poll also showed Bush with a 45 percent approval rating.
That survey, taken on September 27-28, showed a rise in Bush's standing
compared to a mid-month poll that gave him a 41 percent approval
rating.

A high-profile response by Bush to Hurricane Rita, the latest storm to
hit the Gulf Coast region, appeared to give him a lift.

Seventy-one percent of those polled by CNN/USA Today/Gallup gave Bush
high marks for his handling of Rita, which hit Texas and Louisiana last
Saturday.

Rita, however, caused little loss of life compared to Katrina, which
killed more than 1,000 people and displaced 1 million.

Only 40 percent approved of the president's handling of Katrina, which
devastated Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on August 29.

Bush traveled to command centers in Colorado, Texas and Louisiana last
weekend to monitor Rita's winds and heavy rains and held a series of
meeting with military brass and disaster coordinators.

Although he cut short his monthlong Texas vacation to return to
Washington after Katrina, Bush did not arrive back at the White House
until two days after the storm made its landfall on the Gulf Coast.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency received scathing criticism for
its role in coordinating the initial Katrina response.

Bush has since replaced the agency's director, Michael Brown, whom he
initially praised, and has said he takes responsibility for any
problems in the federal response.

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