Ravi Somaiya

George W Bush (approval rating: 29%) is used to being unpopular with the US electorate. But now he is even losing the support of the rightwingers in his party — and they’re showing their displeasure in dollars, not just percentage points. In the run-up to the last two American election campaigns, eager Republicans lined their party’s coffers by paying up to $25 000 to have the president pose for a picture with them at fundraising events.