One should always remember that this result is with the MSM carrying the water for Obama while they hammered Bush mercilessly.
While Bush did absolutely zero to defend himself and those who acted on his behalf.
When Obama is unhappy with the performance of his amen chorus, he picks up his phone and makes a call. Stories get retracted, people get reassigned.
I thought there was a UCLA study that said Dems get a 10% bump from the liberal media. So he is really at 28%.