Or it might be that only 29% are willing to admit they are Republicans. 5 years of failed immigration policy, etc., takes its toll.
Not true.
Any pollster worth the time to review know that the public is polarized.
Democrats believe that David Kay, Richard Clarke, Abu Gharib, Farhenheit 9-11, Bill Burkett, Missing Ammo - NYTimes, would all destroy Bush in 2004.
Their polls showed that much.
They were wrong.
Scott Rasmussen was 24 for 24 in state election results.
He called the Election within tenths of a percent.
How?
He sampled 37% Republican, 37% Democrat and 26% Independent, where Independents Lean Democrat and Republican in a 50/50 spread.
He also polled 'likely voters'. Which edged Bush 2 to 3 points higher.
Today Bush has a 47.5% job approval among 'national adults' according to Rasmussen.
Add 2.5% to 27.5%, you get 50% approval among 'likely voters'.
That's a fact.
Newsweek undersamples Republicans because they favor Bush in the highest percentage. They replace those voters with Democrats and those who lean Democrat in order to get their result.
In 2004 Newsweek had Bush as low as 42% among 'likely voters'.
If that 2004 poll where of 'national adults', deduct 3 points, you get 39% approval.
That's last year.
That's Newsweek.
It was a is FAKE then as it is FAKE now.
Light has been shed on their numbers.
Newsweek contradicts legitimate and accurate polling.
Case closed.