By: E&P Staff A new Gallup Poll this afternoon showed President Bush's approval rating sliding to a new low of 37%, and his "trust" rating slipping far below that of his predecessor Bill Clinton.
Some 53% say they trust what Bush says less than they trusted previous presidents. In a match-up with President Clinton, those surveyed say they trust Bush less, by 48%-36%.
Fewer than one in 10 adults say they would prefer a congressional candidate who is a Republican and who agrees with Bush on most major issues.
The 37% approval rating is consistent with all other major polls, including one by Fox News.
In addition, a record high 60% say in the Gallup survey, taken this past weekend, that going to war in Iraq was "not worth it," and 54% say it was "a mistake" to send troops there.
A new high for Republicans who disapprove of the job Bush is doing, 19%, has appeared, but still dwarfed by the 2 in 3 indepednents and 91% of Democrats.
For the first time ? by 49%-48% ? a plurality disapprove of the way Bush is handling the issue of terrorism. Six in 10 disapprove of the way he's handling foreign affairs, the economy, Iraq and immigration, and 71% disapprove of him on controlling federal spending.
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