NEW YORK, June 21: In a new poll President Bush gets thumbs down from majority of voters on his job performance (62 per cent disapproving) and his plan to bring back American soldiers home from Iraq as against the democrats.

The poll also revealed that Senator Hilary Rodham Clinton is the heavy favourite among Democrtas voters to win the race for the White House next year.

The three-day poll of likely voters in Florida was conducted by Strategic Vision, LLC from June 15 to17, released on Thursday .

It showed that 31 per cent of those polled approved of President Bush’s overall job performance; with 62 per cent disapproving; and 7 per cent undecided.

When asked to rate the president’s handling of the economy, 32 per cent approved; 59 per cent disapproved; and 9 per cent were undecided.

When Republicans voters were asked if they viewed President Bush as a conservative in the mode of Ronald Reagan, 7 per cent said yes; 72 per cent said no; and 21 per cent were undecided.

On the issue of Iraq, the poll found 67 per cent disapproved of the president’s handling; with 23 approving; 10 per cent undecided. When asked on the president’s handling of the war on terrorism, the poll found that 49 per cent approved, 44 per cent disapproved, and 7 per cent were undecided.

When asked if voters approved or disapproved of the way Congress is handling its job, 23 per cent approved; 65 per cent disapproved; and 12 per cent were undecided.

When asked if they believed Democrats in Congress had a better plan to resolve the Iraq war than President Bush, 20 per cent said yes; 66 per cent said no; and 14 per cent were undecided.

When asked if they favoured a withdrawal of United States military forces from Iraq within six months, 53 per cent said yes; 35 per cent said no; and 12 per cent were undecided.

Asked if they favoured the immigration reform that would include both enforcing border security to reduce illegal immigration and that would allow illegal immigrants currently in the United States a path to citizenship, 36 per cent favoured such an approach; 52 per cent opposed; and 12 per cent were undecided.

When asked if they favoured immigration reform, that focuses exclusively on securing the border and reducing illegal immigration, 57 per cent supported such an approach; 19 per cent opposed; and 24 per cent were undecided.

The poll asked Democrats their choice for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008. New York Senator

Hillary Clinton led with 37 per cent; Illinois Senator Barack Obama 21 per cent; former North Carolina Senator John Edwards with 20 per cent; New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson with 4 per cent; Delaware Senator Joseph Biden with 3 per cenmt; Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd with 2 per cent; Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich received 1 per cent; and 12 per cent undecided.