Americans seemed to have low expectations of Bush and did not know what to expect when he took office, after the acrimony of the post-election legal battle for the White House.
Many Americans did not think he was the legitimate winner of the election, in which he lost the popular vote to Gore. Even though Bush's job approval ratings are more than 80 percent, respondents in a recent Fox News poll were divided about whether they would vote to give him a second term.
Having achieved two signature domestic issues -- a US$1.35 trillion tax cut and education reform -- Bush is pushing this year to have Republicans solidify their slender grip on the House of Representatives and retake the Senate.
He will be running against history: The party in the White House during midterm congressional elections usually loses seats.
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