No I didn't think the 80% was a lie .. but I knew it wouldn't last .. because people were just reacting to 9/11 - not the President's JA in general.
And .. your assumption that I don't like the numbers and that's why I think it's a lie .. the numbers say it's a lie - that's what I'm trying to tell you. I cannot believe you can look at this chart and not see some number crunching going on - consistantly by the same groups .. really ..?? You can't see that ..?? Or you won't admit that you see that ..?? Then it's okay for me to say - YOU LIKE THE LOW NUMBERS FOR BUSH - so you don't care to see they are phoney.
34% (CBSNews -- Democrats +13)
37% (AP/Ipsos -- Democrats +12)
39% (FoxNews/OD -- Democrats +10)
41% (ABCNews/WP -- Democrats +8)
46% (Battleground -- Democrats even)
AMAZING THE DIFFERENCE A SAMPLE MAKES!!!!
Yes I see those numbers. And I've explained them to you.
I've also explained why they shouldn't be adjusted the way you want them to.
It's also been explained to you that even if they ARE adjusted the way you want, he's still below 38% approval.
So your very best scenario is that he's really at 38%, not 33%. Does that make you feel appreciably better?