Posted on 12/04/2005 6:44:30 AM PST by slowhand520
President Bush Job Approval
Sunday December 04, 2005--Forty-seven percent (47%) of American adults approve of the way George W. Bush is performing his role as President. That's the President's highest rating since mid-October.
Confidence in the War on Terror and the economy have also improved significantly in recent months.
Fifty-two percent (52%) of Americans Disapprove of the President's performance.
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm has a 12-point lead in her re-election bid but is slightly below the 50% mark in voter support. Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow also has a solid lead against three potential Republican challengers.
Sixty percent (60%) of Americans favor a proposal to build a barrier along the border between the United States and Mexico.
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 40% on October 28.
The President's highest rating of 2005 was 54% on February 4.
Occasionally, due to the rounding process, the totals for "Strongly" and "Somewhat" Approve or Disapprove presented in the left column do not match the totals presented in the right column.
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Rasmussen Reports was the nation's most accurate polling firm during the 2004 Presidential election and the only one to project both Bush and Kerry's vote total within half a percentage point of the actual outcome.
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The national telephone survey of 1,500 Adults was conducted by Rasmussen Reports over the past three nights. Margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Methodology
Rasmussen has NOT been mentioned ONCE in the recent month of negative polling about the President. One look at his daily polling results explains WHY!!
Ok?.....hmmm....oh yeah now I remember....the eight years of BJ [X42].
Their polling samples are just as suspect as any other poll.
Has the "Dems in Congress" approval rating improved? dropped? ....or is it still at a record-low 25% (Harris, 10 days ago).
...women, children, and minorities hardest hit.
Of course all of the Talking Boobs will be quoting this poll next week!
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters
Rasmussen in the only poll AFAIK that adjusts the results to the correct party balance. All the other polls (including Fox News) simply calls random adults and then report in their internals that Democrats out numbered Republicans by 8 -15 points. For what ever reason, Republicans are less likely to respond.
CBS last month actually adjusted their results in October to give something like an 8 point Democrat advantage a 13 point advantage.
bumpity bump bump
If Gas goes down to 1.60, his approval will be 60%.
The President's poll numbers were never what the MSM kept preaching that they were, and they will get stronger and stay there.
Things will continue to improve in Iraq (and Fox actually had a show on last night saying that........wonder of wonders!), the economy is barreling along at full speed, and we have a President who leads and doesn't follow bogus polls........in other words, life is GOOD. ;)
ABSOLUTELY! Which is why it has been so frustrating that President Bush seemed to drop out of sight during the first year of his second term -- a period when he should have been using the bully pulpit to keep the electorate informed about the WOT and pushing the domestic agenda. Instead, he let the socialists spread their lies without consequences.
IMO, the reason that the California initiatives failed is because the conservative base -- which was furiuous with Bus -- stayed home (just like they did in 1992).
I hope the message has sunk in this time.
For awhile he was stuck in 42-43% range.
I've been paying careful attention to RASS and his approval rating now seems to be hovering around 45-46% consistently with 44% one day and now this high of 47%. There was a single day with 48% somewhere in there as well. Overall, the trend favors the President.
he only recently remarked about the economy the last couple of days, so I'd attribute better mood to gas prices. he could really make significant headway there, though, if he emphasizes it repeatedly.
Iraq is apart of a pushback the last few weeks and the cumulative of this pushback is beginning to be felt. As stated, it's takes a few weeks for our communication medium to filter past the MSM, but unlike the past, it does filter through. His message is being heard and his supproters are returning to the fold.
I never beieved the Presidents polling numbers were as bad as Gallup, Ipsos, ABC, NBC, CBS etc.. showed. You only need look at the methodology of recent polls to see that they oversampled democrats, sometimes as much as 12%.
That said, I do believe the President did take a hit. I firmly believe though that it is all tied to GAS PRICES. The higher the price of gas the lower the poll numbers for the President.
It looks like the leadership in the Democrat Party has made a grave error in assuming the poll numbers were because of their assault on the war and the military. If the poll numbers are , as I stated, in relation to gas prices, the democrats have gone down a road that leads to a cliff.
Actually FOX New dynamic poll call registerd voters as does Diageo/Hotline
I am so glad you said that. Cause I've often thought, although hey, it's probably commong knowledge, but I've often thought that to poll people between election cycles is a big silly.
American voters pay national politics a lot of mind during election cycles. It's when they are pushed against the wall and are considering the choices.
Between election cycles, you call up a harried soccer mom or a busy executive, I would think they are waaaaay more likely to be negative. Heck, -I'd- have said I was disappointed with Bush's job performance had they called me a month ago. What with him not defending himself and the administration, I was really aggrevated.
During an election year I'd have said immediately who I decided to VOTE for without bother of this little nit and that little nit.
I know one does not govern according to the polls but damn it's disheartening to hear all the spitters such as Chris Matthews snort with glee over those stupid poll numbers. They sit and spout the falling poll numbers when they know damn well they don't translate into votes for the Democrats or approval for the Democrats, go on.
On that front, I'm glad to see the poll numbers go up where I've always believed they really were.
Hmmm lets see - how can the MSM spin this?
Just my opinion but I think if they keep it up, it will be a very pleasant result in the 2006 midterms for Pubbies. Probably keep both chambers, and I wish so badly we could get to 60 in Senate, but I know that is strictly a dream.
They probably only polled their liberal base.
Most Left wing liberals have pickled brains. (hic)
Kennedrunk is the most prominent example.
Story about the Presidents polls ratings have been quiet lately...
If it was a republican governor there would be headlines in the 'Detroit News' and 'Detroit Free Press' about this ... but it's a demmie, so nothing but silence.
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