Strong Ratings for Republicans, President Bush

White House e-mail | 10/24/02 | Office of Strategic Initiatives

[Alex P. Keaton]

Voters hold more favorable view of Republicans than of Democrats.

• Voters give Republicans a 44% to 31% favorable to unfavorable rating, compared to 39% to 32% for Democrats. - NBC/WSJ

Nearly seven in ten adults approve of the President's job performance.

• 67% approve of President Bush's overall job performance, virtually unchanged from 69% in late July. - CNN/USA Today/Gallup

Voters approve of President's focus.

• 53% say President Bush has spent the right amount of time on both the economy and terrorism. - NBC/WSJ
• NBC/Wall St. Journal asked voters which issues should be top priorities for the President and Congress over the next several months:

  Top Two Responses
  Fighting terrorism/Dealing with Iraq 54%
  Strengthening the economy 43%

• NBC/Wall St. Journal also asked voters which issues will be most important in deciding how they vote in November's congressional elections:

  Top Two Responses
  Fighting terrorism/Dealing with Iraq 49%
  Strengthening the economy 42%

Voters trust Republicans to handle war on terrorism, situation with Iraq, and taxes.

• Voters favor Republicans over Democrats to handle the war on terrorism (36-point margin), to deal with Iraq (30-point margin), and on taxes (5-point margin). - NBC/WSJ

Voters favor maintaining or increasing Bush tax cuts.

• By a 51% to 41% margin, voters favor keeping or increasing tax cuts rather than deferring or canceling those cuts. - NBC/WSJ
• By a 48% to 31% margin, voters choose tax cuts over additional spending as the better way to stimulate the economy. - NBC/WSJ

Sources: CNN/USA Today/Gallup, 10/21-22 (N=1,018 Adults); NBC/Wall St. Journal, 10/18-21 (N=1,012 RVs)

[Alex P. Keaton]

Good news ping!

[antivenom]

Cyber High Fives to ALL G-d Fearing Patriotic Americans who don't vote as a DEMONCRAT!!! YIIPPIEEE!!!!!

[Dog]

Thanks Alex...

[mafree]

Bush is kewl.

[xzins]

GW BUSH ---> TOUGH ON TERRORISTS = TOUGH ON CRIME!
The SNIPER CASE was solved because Republicans moved quickly and got Justice involved via Ashcroft: FBI, ATF, ETC!!

[NC Conservative]

Wait till the polls open and the dead come to life for the democrats

[justshutupandtakeit]

Does this mean the dumbassed Americans are waking from their slumber of ignorance? Naaah, couldn't be.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Gallup Poll results

GOP and Dems tied within MOE in generic ballot
GOP issue of War with Iraq more important in deciding how to vote tops Economy
Low voter interest in general which favors GOP.

Clinton won seats in 1998 and made history with a 66% job approval. I wonder what a 67% job approval can do?

[afraidfortherepublic]

Yeah, but the Dummycrats cheat at the polls, so all these opinions don't help much. :~(

[w_over_w]

Great post! But why did you take me off your ping list . . . is it my breath? I'll start chewing gum during my lunch break.

[Wait4Truth]

Bush/Republican bump! However, we need to fight like we're 20 points down. The attempted fraud will be extensive. Please, Republicans, don't let anything stop you from voting a straight Republican ticket! PLEASE!!!!

[Leto]

Zogby says that typically the rats need a 7% margin in the generic ballot to break even on election day.

[blackie]

Death To all Tyrant's !!

Snuff Saddam, NOW !!

The RATS Are In Disarray...Eradicate The Rodents !!

Fire Democrats, Hire Republicans !!

GWB Is The Man !!

The Second Amendment...
America's Original Homeland Security !!

Freedom Is Worth Fighting For !!

Let's Roll !!

Molon Labe !!

[Ole Okie]

Wait till the polls open and the dead come to life for the democrats

I'm afraid you're right. Rush today commented that this election is going to be about fraud. I hope that, for once, forewarned is forearmed and that fraud can be kept to a minimum.

OK, so I'm naive.

The late and dearly departed loved ones unanimously and always vote Democratic. So it's going to take lots of us live conservatives to counteract their vote.

[nicmarlo]

Maybe the scales are beginning to fall off the sheeples' eyes. Hope all the pro Republicans and Bush people are registered voters who go vote.

[nicmarlo]

After 2000, I made up my mind to NEVER EVER AGAIN vote for ANY RAT, for ANY reason.

[sweetliberty]

" the Dummycrats cheat at the polls, so all these opinions don't help much"

That's what it comes down to isn't it? That is my worry as well and it's a crime. Sadly it is a crime I can't help wondering if anybody will ever pay for...besides decent Americans I mean.

[sweetliberty]

"Eradicate The Rodents "

Great bumper sticker!

[blackie]

I'm with you Sweets !!

Molon Labe !!