When President George W

When President George W.Bush's approval ratings dropped from over 70 percent down to less than 40 percent,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.