When President George W

When President George W.Bush's approval ratings dropped from over 70 percent down to the high 30s,it:

A) illustrated the fact that initiating conflict always lowers approval ratings
B) conformed to the expectation that approval surges after a change in party control of the presidency
C) followed the nearly inevitable pattern of declines in popular approval during a president's term in office
D) highlighted the failure of the "surge" strategy in Iraq
E) ran against the normal rise in presidential popularity over the course of a president's term