Zogby: Bush Approval Dips to 34 Percent

Newsmax ^ | 8-16-2006 | NewsMax

[Deek1969]

President Bush’s job approval rating dipped two points in the last three weeks, despite the foiling of an airline terror plot and the adoption of a cease–fire deal between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon, a new Zogby International telephone poll shows

[new yorker 77]

The the Pro-terrorist Zogby who lied in 2002 and 2004 in order to try to defeat Bush and the GOP has produced another FAKE POLL to help his fellow bigot brother James.

[DoughtyOne]

Yes, OkState called me on that too. You're both right.

I agree with your comments on 300 million also. I just didn't think it appropriate to use that as a fall back position, since I'd already blown it.

I'm glad you did. It should be said.

[DoughtyOne]

It doesn't give me a lot of pleasure, because I don't like to be put in the position of disagreeing with a Republican President, but I do agree with your comments regarding Bush.

I also agree with your other comments as well.

Thanks.

[jrooney]

Zogby is a liberal hack posing as a pollster. Jerks like Zogby are going to have a tough time explaining their poll numbers when the republicans kick ass in November.

[FreeRep]

I doubt Zogby poll methodology, Zogby is to political.

[13Sisters76]

I take these damn polls online and I know for a fact the way they skew the questions. Anyone who pays the slightest attention to them needs a shot of reality.

While the demonRATS are celebrating poll "results" they are certainly missing the point (except for the one on top of their heads). It doesn't matter HOW low Bush and this war on terror goes in the "polls"- it will never amount to good news for the left as far as reps and conserv-leaning Liber'ts are concerned. Do they actually think a social and/or fiscal conservative would EVER vote for a leftist?

Get real.

[Cyber Liberty]

Ohno! Bush might lose the next election!

[Cobra64]

Zogby: Bush Approval Dips to 34 Percent

[verity]

IGAF.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

Electronic markets are an interesting alternative to polls for predicting elections. While the participants are probably not "representative", they do put their money where their mouth is. They are betting on what they think will happen, rather than what they want to happen.

There are numerous markets -- one with a good selection of U.S. elections is TradeSports at: http://tradesports.com/aav2/trading/tradingHTML.jsp?evID=22739&eventSelect=22739&updateList=true&showExpired=false#

I notice that regarding GOP candidates the betting is on McCain, Allen, and Giuliani. For Dems, Hillery is still in front, but her stock is dropping. Gore's stock has shot up recently -- probably because of the exposure he got from his "movie".

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

"Hillery" = "Hillary" (= Hitlery)

[Akeirook]

Unlike a lot of Freepers, I do take most polls seriously if they show a trend, but Zogby is by far the most innacurate polling firm in the country. John Jihad Zogby needs another line of work.

[okstate]

In his state polls, yes. I should have stated that he was not among the polls I cited in that post... (I don't have his data from last year and I don't know why, maybe because I don't trust him that much)

[italianquaker]

good choice because he really is a hack

[MarcusTulliusCicero]

Your story is not an unusual one and it is also reflected in the disapproval numbers of Congressional and Senate Republicans as well. It is one reason why the mood is so sour right now among House Republicans....their internal polls are looking even worse than the public ones. But, the mistake everyone is making is in assuming that this level of disapproval will automatically translate into increased votes for Democrat candidates. It almost certainly will not. I think the best evidence of this is another story not really being trumpeted by the MSM since it doesn't fit in with their template of a big Democrat win - namely the results of the Republican primaries held so far.

At this point at least 8 "moderate"/RINO incumbents have been replaced by much more conservative Republican candidates (6 of whom are strongly favored to retain the contested seat and the other two are leaning that way). And several of the biggest RINOs left are in jeopardy of losing as well. Regardless of whether the House remains in Republican hands, the GOP caucus will be more conservative than the last one.

I think this is indicating that a sizeable portion of those indicating disapproval with Congressional Republicans are in fact working toward electing actual conservatives rather than just people with an "R" after their name. Come general election time, I expect most disenchanted Republicans will still vote for the Republican despite their current disenchantment. I probably wouldn't have said that a month ago but would instead have leaned toward a large stay-at-home vote, but there was a poll released last week showing that the Republican base is strongly energized with something like 84% saying they are likely to vote. I think the lesson that will be learned in 2006 and 2008 is that the Party can't keep offering us faux Republicans and expect us to continue to give unqualified support.

[the invisib1e hand]

Exit polls were certainly not "correct." Pardon for not being more specific.

[an amused spectator]

That's it! Bush will NEVER win in 2008...

[okstate]

Sorry I did not know you meant exit polls.

[CathyC]

42, not 34? Outstanding.

[Dawgreg]

And I doubt Dubya gives a rat's arse. He's gonna do what he thinks is right and the only people who care about this are the Demonrats. I bet they're peeing their collective pants with joy right now.