Declining Support For
President George W. Bush is losing ground with the public in his efforts to build support for private retirement accounts in Social Security. Despite Bush’s intensive campaign to promote the idea, the percentage of Americans who say they favor private accounts has tumbled to 46% in Pew’s latest nationwide survey, down from 54% in December and 58% in September. Support has declined as the public has become increasingly aware of the president’s plan. More than four-in-ten (43%) say they have heard a lot about the proposal, nearly double the number who said that in December (23%).
Declining Support For  | Private Acco unts  | 70  | 46  | 38  | 30  | 26  | Sept 2000 Sept 2004 Dec 2004  | Feb 200S  | Favor Oppose 