Rasmussen: President Bush Job Approval (53%)

Rasmussen Reports ^ | February 3, 2005

[RWR8189]

Thursday February 03, 2005--Fifty-three percent (53%) of American adults approve of the way George W. Bush is performing his role as President. Forty-six percent (46%) disapprove. These numbers are the President's best of 2005 and reflect a four-point bounce from the weekend elections in Iraq.

This report is based upon a survey of American adults. During 2004, reports on the President Job Approval were based upon surveys of Likely Voters. Typically, a survey of Likely Voters would report a Job Approval rating 2-3 points higher than a survey of all adults.

On Election Day, the President's Job Approval was at 52%. During all of 2004, the President's Job Approval ranged from a high of 57% in early January to a low of 48% on May 17.

Rasmussen Reports updates the President's Job Approval ratings every day along with other measures of the political environment.

[RWR8189]

After the election changed their sample from likely voters to "adults" and as they note, this makes President Bush's approval rating 2-3% less than it would have appeared during the campaign.

So if we were looking at Rasmussen during the campaign season he would have an approval rate of about 56%.

[montag813]

Nixon was at 51% at this time, and he had won a landslide election of historic proportions. These numbers are MEANINGLESS.

[EagleUSA]

It could see more downside unless he, and ALL the Repubs get tough on the illegal immigration issue.

[traderrob6]

Look for it to go up all year. Barring any major bad news, GWB will be at 58%+ by years end

[Howlin]

Why is that?

[uncitizen]

These results don't quite match the results of a poll last night that said 80% of Americans liked the SOTU speech.

[Howlin]

It's JAR, not about the speech.

[uncitizen]

i know. i expected the two figures to be closer.

[EagleUSA]

Why is that?
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Not sure what state you live in, but I am in California. Our state takes from us, and gives to illegals, $10B (yes, with a B) a year in benefits and all they have to do to get them is walk across our border and break our laws. It is hard for me to accept that as satisfactory protection of taxpayers and citizens in this country, let alone the significance of our borders and our soverignty. If I break a law in this country, as a citizen, I GO TO JAIL. They break our laws, and get handed money. That just does not sit well with me.

[Howlin]

Well, the 80 percent came from a CNN poll; they polled the same people two days before......

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1334876/posts

[Howlin]

I just wondered why you thought Bush's numbers would fall.

[libertarianben]

Bush numbers would be higher if he really was an economic conservative. I know he is now talking like one but until he actually does it. I still think it's just talk.

[Eva]

Most likely the difference between the polls is that CNN polled people who had watched the speech and Rasmussen did not. If people didn't watch it or read it, their opinion would not have changed.

[Brian328i]

These numbers are the President's best of 2005
I just love how we are only a month into 2005....

[newzjunkey]

On KFI640 AM in L.A. right now I'm listening to this Manhattan Institute broad on the radio saying we need the illegals to do the jobs Americans won't do like construction, agriculture and busboy work. She dismisses the idea that those jobs still worthwhile as entry work for high school and college students.

She also denies the 3 million number from Time Magazine. She says maybe 500,000 come yearly. She also says it's too hard to prosecute employers. She says industries would collapse without illegals because 70%, 80% are illegals in agriculture. She says we'll need 10 million new persons to fit low end jobs so we need the illegals. She wants to give illegals bargaining power.

[newzjunkey]

Good grief. She also claims illegals are paying more in than they take out because while they use stolen social security numbers they never take that money back out of the system. Ugh. She insists they "grow the economy" but admits that on a state-by-state level it is a problem. When did we become a national monolith? Yikes. She's insane.

[newzjunkey]

Here she is... good grief. Where's my Howard Dean SCREAM CLIP... it's very therapeutic.

Tamar Jacoby

[EagleUSA]

On KFI640 AM in L.A. right now I'm listening to this Manhattan Institute broad on the radio saying we need the illegals to do the jobs Americans won't do like construction, agriculture and busboy work. She dismisses the idea that those jobs still worthwhile as entry work for high school and college students.
She also denies the 3 million number from Time Magazine. She says maybe 500,000 come yearly. She also says it's too hard to prosecute employers. She says industries would collapse without illegals because 70%, 80% are illegals in agriculture. She says we'll need 10 million new persons to fit low end jobs so we need the illegals. She wants to give illegals bargaining power.

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This is absolute Barbara Streisand.

First off, this ruse that "Americans do not want to do these jobs" is a fat lie. It is just that the illegals are being hired because they are cheaper - Americans still want those jobs, especially in construction, restaurants and yes, even agriculture. A huge cop-out lie.

The problem has nothing to do with employers. The problem lies with THE U.S. GOVERNMENT who is sanctioning the illegals, at the expense of our tax dollars. And we know for a fact, that at least 75% of the money paid these people is going BACK TO MEXICO, and IS NOT CONTRIBUTING to the US economy. Vincente Fox is making out like a bandit (well chosen word) since the money pouring into his country is the second largest money-maker in Mexico.

OK, who is sleeping with who?? Why is our government sanctioning the HUGE DOUBLE STANDARD allowing law-breakers to not only flourish in this country, but giving them our tax dollars for BENEFITS????

[darkmatter]

I may be showing an age bias here since I am 26 and was in elementary school when Reagan was President, but George W. Bush, may even be eclipsing Reagan in terms of the effect that he will have on history.

Reagan was the greatest President of the 20th Century, but I think Bush after these next 4 years may have his mentor beat. As inspiring and courageous as Reagan was, I dont think Bush would have retreated from Lebanon. Maybe I am just showing a generational bias. If I am let me know. As far as I can tell Bush is made of steel. He doesn't break, fold, or bend!

[tellw]

Without Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush would never have been elected President. Oh my...can you imagine a world in which Jimmy Carter was re-elected in 1980...and Walter Mondale was elected President in 1984.... AAAAAAH!