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  • Gallup: Bush Gets Post-Election Bounce (53% Approval Rating)

    11/12/2004 9:47:23 AM PST · by RWR8189 · 32 replies · 1,700+ views
    Gallup News Service ^ | November 12, 2004
    Job approval up five points, now at 53%PRINCETON, NJ -- President George W. Bush's job approval is now at 53%, up from 48% measured just before the election. A post-election bounce is typical for presidents, whether re-elected or not. Perhaps the cessation of hostilities between the two major candidates at the end of the campaign season influences people to be more positive, seeing their candidate as either graciously accepting defeat or basking in victory.This week, before Gallup had the new Bush approval numbers available, Assistant Gallup Poll Editor Joseph Carroll reported on the history of post-election bounces (see "Will Bush...