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To: Stormweaver who wrote (5226)	4/23/1999 5:03:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17770

Clinton Approval Rating Drops Amid Military Action in Kosovo, Polls Show Washington, April 23 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. involvement in NATO's bombing campaign in Kosovo dragged President Bill Clinton's job approval rating to its lowest level in almost two years, two new public opinion polls show. Clinton's approval rating slipped to 56 percent from 62 percent in mid-March, according to a poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. That's the lowest rating since June 1997. A separate poll by the Wall Street Journal and NBC News found 58 percent of Americans approve of the job Clinton is doing, the lowest level since fall 1997. Both surveys suggest that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's military action in Kosovo is hurting Clinton more than his impeachment. Clinton's approval ratings hovered comfortably above 60 percent throughout the scandal surrounding his affair with former intern Monica Lewinsky. The decline in public approval is led by a drop in support for Clinton's handling of foreign policy. Of the 1,000 adults interviewed by the Pew Center between April 15-18, 51 percent said they approved of the way Clinton handles the nation's foreign policy, down from 56 percent in mid-March, before the NATO campaign began. The Journal/NBC poll saw his foreign policy support drop to 50 percent -- down 10 percentage points from last month. Concern Grows The Pew poll reflected unease about the conflict in the Balkans. While support for U.S. participation in NATO air attacks held steady at 62 percent, the poll found more people were ''very worried'' that U.S. troops might suffer casualties. The number expressing that fear grew to 66 percent, up from 55 percent in an earlier poll. Concern about the financial costs of sending troops grew to 38 percent from 21 percent. At the same time, 65 percent of those interviewed said they thought ground troops would be required in Yugoslavia because the air strikes alone won't force the Serbs to agree to a peace plan, the Pew survey showed. The other poll suggested Republicans are benefiting as Clinton's rating slides. The public now favors Republicans over Democrats on handling foreign policy, by 34 percent to 19 percent, according to the Journal/NBC poll. Last month, the difference was just 5 percentage points. The poll also showed that just 21 percent have confidence in Vice President Al Gore as commander in chief, while 43 percent said that of Texas Gov. George W. Bush, who would beat Gore by 53 percent to 45 percent in a two-way race, the Journal reported. The Journal/NBC poll had a margin of error of 3.2 percentage points. The Pew Center poll had a sampling error of 5 percentage points. ©1999 Bloomberg L.P. All rights reserved. Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and Trademarks. quote.bloomberg.com