Build their gallows gallows high
Posted on 08/22/2005 8:20:56 AM PDT by dogbyte12
George W. Bush's overall job approval ratings have dropped from a month ago even as Americans who approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president are turning more optimistic about their personal financial situations according to the latest survey from the American Research Group. Among all Americans, 36% approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president and 58% disapprove. When it comes to Bush's handling of the economy, 33% approve and 62% disapprove.
Among Americans registered to vote, 38% approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president and 56% disapprove, and 36% approve of the way Bush is handling the economy and 60% disapprove.
This is the second month in a row when improving economic ratings have not been matched by higher job approval ratings for Bush. A total of 24% of Americans now say their personal financial situations are getting better, up from 17% in July, and 27% say they believe that their personal financial situations will be better off a year from now, which is up from 21% in July.
The increases in the personal financial ratings, however, are coming mainly from those approving of the way Bush is handling his job. A total of 54% of those approving the way Bush is handling his job say their personal financial situations are getting better, compared to 5% of those saying they disapprove of the way Bush is handling his job, and 61% of those saying they approve of the way Bush is handling his job say they expect to be better off a year from now, compared to 6% of those saying they disapprove of the way Bush is handling his job.
The results presented here are based on 1,100 completed telephone interviews conducted among a nationwide random sample of adults 18 years and older. The interviews were completed August 18 through 21, 2005. The theoretical margin of error for the total sample is plus or minus 2.6 percentage points, 95% of the time, on questions where opinion is evenly split.
Overall, 36% of Americans say that they approve of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president, 58% disapprove, and 6% are undecided.
I guess it is only during impeachment that the media finds a presidents ratings improving.
Who really cares about approval ratings in the second term?
It's all bs anyway. No way of knowing how legitimate or representative the sample actually is. They can make it say whatever they want.
Don't know why they are polling Bush, he's not running again. I guess they are figuring if Bush polls real low then that means defeat for Repubs in 2008. Liberal Pipe Dreams!
Yes this is a Democrat Polling agency
The Economy?
The DOW is over 10,550. Unemployment on the verge of going under 5%.
Economic illiteracy is this country is astounding.
The Sheeple Index is rising.
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters
"Economic illiteracy is this country is astounding."
It's not illiteracy. It's a blatant disregard of fact.
I'll go by the Nov 2004 poll results, that's one that truly counted, LMAO.
Build their gallows gallows high
The MSM has a LOT to do with the impressions on the economy.
Media-pushed story - they can't get over the crushing losses from the past several elections, so they make stuff up to feel better. Demtards are going down in '06!
What are the approval ratings for potential and rumored Republican (and Democratic) candidates for 2008? That is what they should be polling...not Bush. He can't run for a third term.
You notice how these rat polling companies always have a high undecided rate. Rasmussen which was the most accurate adds up to 100 percent in the polling which makes bush's polling higher.
36 +58=94 Add another 3 to the 36 and it is 39 and this poll is an outliner because rasmussen has him at 48 percent today.
Rasmussen 2004 10/29 - 10/31 51% 49% +2%
Rasmussen 2005 08/20 - 08/22 48% 51% -3%
Rasmussen was the most accurate predicting the final election.
These numbers are within the margin of error of each other.
Bush is basically just *slightly* below where he was on election day.
The economic numbers probably all boil down to gas prices.
They had Kerry wining in 2004.
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