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==Reaction==
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==Reaction and Criticism==
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George W. Bush recently reached the lowest popularity levels of any president in history, passing both [[Jimmy Carter]], an extremely unpopular Democrat president, and [[Richard Nixon]], who was disliked severely for his involvement in the Watergate scandal.
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When President George W. Bush entered office, his popularity rating was near 50%.  However, after the September 11 attacks, his popularity rose significantly.  Since, then, though, it declined as some of his policies including the war in Iraq have become unpopular.  <ref> Historical Bush Approval Ratings from University of Minnesota [http://www.hist.umn.edu/~ruggles/Approval.htm] </ref>  Recently, he reached the lowest popularity levels of any president in history, passing both [[Jimmy Carter]], an extremely unpopular Democrat president, and [[Richard Nixon]], who was disliked severely for his involvement in the Watergate scandal. While some continue to stand by Bush and his policies, others have gone as far to say he will be remembered as the worst President in United States history <ref>"He's the Worst Ever" [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/01/AR2006120101509.html] </ref>
    
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