IT AIN'T THE BASE, IT'S THE BELTWAY :

Bush Approval Drops to Post-9/11 Low : But still high historically (David W. Moore, June 7, 2002, GALLUP NEWS SERVICE)

The poll also shows that the decline in Bush's approval comes from Democrats and independents, but not Republicans. Forty-nine percent of Democrats express approval, down 10 points from last week. Independents show a seven-point decline, from 75% at the end of May to 68% today. Republican approval is at 96% in the current poll, off one point from last week but just above the average level since March.

A related study shoiws that all 4% of the dissatisfied Republicans either write for The Weekly Standard or Reason or have their own blog. Posted by Orrin Judd at June 8, 2002 11:11 AM