Posted on 11/24/2004 1:49:59 PM PST by kattracks
NewsMax.com's Fr. Michael Reilly notes that President Bush's approval ratings are on the rise again, much to the chagrin of the mainstream press.
The results of the first major post-election poll show a big bounce for President Bush, with a CNN/Gallup survey awarding Bush a 55 percent job approval rating, with only 42 percent disapproving.
What's more, Bush's personal popularity is 60 percent as opposed to 39 percent who do not approve. Administration officials are also registering strong approval numbers, with Colin Powell leading the pack at 87 percent. Condoleeza Rice wins a 63 percent approval rating while Vice President Cheney comes in at a healthy 53 percent.Even the media's latest target, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has a 51 percent approval rating, with the Democrat's Darth Vader, Attorney General John Ashcroft winning a 50 percent approval rating.
The president's post-election bounce has undoubtedly startled much of the big media, who have been warning that a second Bush administration would be even "worse" than the first.
As NewsMax had reported before the election, the Center for Media and Public Affairs showed that John Kerry got the "best press ever" of any recent presidential candidate, with 58 percent positive coverage to Bush's 36 percent.
As Bush began to rise in the post-convention polls, the percetage of pro-Kerry coverage rose to 77 percent. Meanwhile, Bush's positive coverage slipped to 34 percent.
Now that the election is over and the media has less opportunity to pummel the president, his ratings are on the rise.
Imagine what the margin of Bush's victory would be if the press had covered the election fairly.
welcome to free republic.
no need to justify yourself, attacking msm
is good enough for most.
Thanks, Been lurking for 5 years. Then bmwcyle introduced himself at work and said to stop lurking and join. You guys are the best and pulled me through elections of 2000 & 2004. Hope I can contribute in some way.
LOL! Haven't heard that word since the elections.
Yes, I'm a newbie, but legit. Ask bmwcyle
Welcome!!!
Wow! You found a fellow FReeper at work? Now that is sweet. I keep sending out FR articles to my email buddies, and not one of them (even the die-hard conservatives) has ever said, "Oh, I saw that on FR". I keep hoping to convert some of them, LOL!
Not a mistake. That number accounts for the "recently deceased" vote that traditionally goes dem.
It's simple: The election's over, so the media has let up on him. The follow the media folks who don't think for themselves are beginning to shift their opinions.
yes, long time. Feels better to contribute than to just lurk. Some lessons are just hard to learn.
Bush's popularity was probably increased by the recent passing of a bill that makes psychological screening of schoolchildren mandatory. Either that or the provision to allow elected officials to view your tax returns. Or perhaps Social Security benefits to illegal aliens.
Yes, but what about the opinions of Europeans?
;?)
"Guess I can't add, make that 27% for Kerry....ooops"
Why, in your calculations you absolutely legitimately gave kerry extra 2% from vote fraud. I actually thought he would pull more of it.
Demoncrats-"Well gee Maw! Wa Happened?"
They simply cannot BELIEVE that so much of the public is not buying their liberal slant...anymore!
Wasn't it Mark Helperin of ABC who promised months ago that MSM coverage of the campaign would be worth 15 percentage points to Kerry? I feel certain he wasn't exaggerating.
Bush would have picked up MN, WI, MI and PA. He would have gotten over 300+ electoral votes. Only the bias of the legacy media made it closer than it should have been.
I think it was Evan Thomas.
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