Poll: Bush approvals in N.J. similar to Nixon

A new Quinnipiac University poll gives President George W. Bush has an upside-down 26%-70% disapproval rating among New Jersey voters,

A new Quinnipiac University poll gives President George W. Bush has an upside-down 26%-70% disapproval rating among New Jersey voters, who say (62%-34%) that going to war in Iraq was the wrong thing to do.

Among New Jerseyans, Bush is not far off from the low mark set by a President in a New Jersey poll. In May 1974, a Eagleton-Rutgers poll had Richard Nixon’s approval rating at 19%-76%.

Poll: Bush approvals in N.J. similar to Nixon