Another thing - where did this “although people may not like his policies, 64 percent of voters still find him likable” or some such thing. Since when did the “likability” factor come into polling. I think this is simply a way to slant reporting the facts. It sounds so much better to say “while 41 percent of the voters disapprove of his policies, 60 percent still find him likable” than it sounds to simply say “a clear majority of voters disapprove of the President’s policies.” They did this with Bill Clinton, as well, stating that while people disapproved of the President, they were generally happy with their jobs and the way the nation fared. At no point during George Bush’s presidency did polls offset the relevant numbers with foolishness about likability, etc.,
They asked this with Bush, though it was rarely reported. At his worst, Bush was still polling around 60% on this question.