Bush approval rating rebounds in new poll

[onthebottom]

Not bad timing for the mid-term elections.....

OTB


Bush approval rating rebounds in new poll

Reuters News Service

WASHINGTON - President Bush's approval rating has rebounded to 44 percent, the highest level in a year, in the latest USA TODAY/Gallup Poll, the newspaper reported today.

Bush's approval rating jumped five points from 39 percent in the previous poll conducted earlier this month.

The bounce comes with seven weeks before elections to deicide control of Congress amid falling gas prices and a renewed campaign by Bush to boost support for the Iraq war and to portray Republicans as more competent than Democrats on security, the newspaper said.

Bush's approval rating edged up largely on the strength of Republicans coming back to the fold with 86 percent saying they support him now, compared to 70 percent in May, USA Today said.

For the first time since December 2005, a majority of people polled did not say the war in Iraq was a mistake. The respondents were evenly split at 49 percent to 49 percent, the report said.

However, the poll finds that the Iraq war continues to be a problem for Bush. Sixty percent said he does not have a clear plan for handling Iraq and 75 percent said Iraq is in a civil war, USA Today said.

The telephone poll of 1,003 people was conducted September 15-17, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

 

[woolf]

The question must have been "do you approve of the fact that Bush will have to leave office after this term is finished?"

 

[carguy34]

So what, he is still a piece of shit. This poll also reveals how dumb alot of Americans are.

 

[woolf]

Harper is our PM, so we can't claim that advantage ... the only difference is that we're a lot more confident that our election wasn't stolen ... which I guess doesn't say a lot for the intelligence of our voters (but to be fair, Harper isn't near the "moran" that Bush is.)

I'd say it's a wash.

 

[Neverenuff$]

Harper is our PM, .

and Martin is not, Proving that we are learning..

 

[woolf]

Is there a difference? I don't see a difference? Martin bumbled and stumbled his way to disaster, Harper confidently strides into it. Liberals; CPC ... one stuck in the mud unable to go forward, the other heading full speed backwards.

 

[carguy34]

Oh! I presume you don't have the 'dumb' factor in CA.
How fortunate of you to live in such an enlightened
nation.

We are very fortunate to live in Canada. All it takes is a visit to your country to see how fortunate us Canadians are !! I've been to a few cities in your "great" country and was amazed by alot of the people. I always thought those people on Jerry Springer were actors, but after visiting Buffalo, Detroit, and Los Angeles, I see that they are real !!! LOL I remember being in Buffalo and stopping at a police station and asking for directions, and the answer I got "I don't know", the officer did not even try to help !

 

[Gyaos]

Not bad timing for the mid-term elections.....
OTB.

I knew you were going to post this when I read it this morning.

Actually, it's not a good time for the poll to the Republicans, either. You probably would have wanted this around November 5th. The poll was partisan to the bible-belt, BTW. Sorry.

Typical US media pandering trying to nudge a "neck-and-neck" race for ratings on the Super 6 for the Senate. Hopefully a loser like liar George Allen will say "Makaka" again with his confederate flag in his governor's office, a huge racist if I ever saw one.

Gyaos.

 

[onthebottom]

I knew you were going to post this when I read it this morning.

Actually, it's not a good time for the poll to the Republicans, either. You probably would have wanted this around November 5th. The poll was partisan to the bible-belt, BTW. Sorry.

Really?

Survey Methods

The latest results are based on telephone interviews with a randomly selected national sample of 1,003 adults, aged 18 and older, conducted Sept. 15-17, 2006. For results based on this sample, one can say with 95% confidence that the maximum error attributable to sampling and other random effects is ±3 percentage points. In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.

Try again.

OTB

 

[Gyaos]

Really?

Survey Methods

The latest results are based on telephone interviews with a randomly selected national sample of 1,003 adults, aged 18 and older, conducted Sept. 15-17, 2006. For results based on this sample, one can say with 95% confidence that the maximum error attributable to sampling and other random effects is ±3 percentage points. In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.

Try again.

OTB

Not stated: What states were called, not necessarily a "random sample". Alpha closer to 1 or 0? Not stated. Therefore results are skewed and in particular, based on September 15 - 17, only ~335 calls were made per day, which again skews differences of opinion per day.

I'd prefer other polls lumped together.

Lastly, the specific poll you are refering to had a 51% DISAPPROVAL rating for George W. Bush Jr. Sorry, I'm in the majority with this poll.

Your move.

Gyaos.

 

[woolf]

Maybe, maybe not!

Polling company employee pleads guilty to fraud
September 19, 2006, 3:38 PM EDT

NEW HAVEN, (AP) _ An employee of a company that conducted campaign polls for President Bush, Sen. Joe Lieberman and other political candidates pleaded guilty Tuesday to making up poll results, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.

Darryl Hylton, 42, of Hamden pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in Bridgeport to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The Guilford-based company, DataUSA, is now known as Viewpoint USA.

Hylton admitted that he conspired to falsify survey and polling results to meet deadlines or other requirements that DataUSA otherwise could not meet. He also admitted that he directed other DataUSA employees to falsify results in a variety of ways, including changing demographic information, such as gender, to satisfy client requirements.

 

[woolf]

To be fair, the cooked numbers may not have anything to do with the numbers quoted in the first post ... but, it has to make one wonder about their accuracy given that it always seems Republican fortunes are based more on trickery than honest work.

 

[onthebottom]

You guys crack me up. This is becomming a reason free board.

OTB

 

[WoodPeckr]

You know I can't help but think that oil companies might just do everything to drive down gas prices before the November 7 election in order to assure a Republican victory in at least the Senate.

Humm, is that too "wooo woooo", conspiracy theory, over the top? Nah the oil companies would never do anything that blatant?

Bingo!
I've been saying the same and expected gas prices to drop also before elections.
This type of 'maket manipulation' has been going on for years an is so clear only a fool couldn't see..........

Supply & demand is a myth merely trotted out to play in concert with the latest concocted 'maket manipulation' scenerio.

 

[train]

Wow, OTB are you sure you weren't a Press Secretary in a former life.

Only an experienced Spin Doctor could claim that a 44 % approval rating in a two party system is a positive.

 

[onthebottom]

Wow, OTB are you sure you weren't a Press Secretary in a former life.

Only an experienced Spin Doctor could claim that a 44 % approval rating in a two party system is a positive.

I didn't say it was good just better.

OTB