A Gallup survey conducted for CNN and USA Today puts Bush's approval rating at 49% — close to his preelection numbers. That's 10 to 20 points lower than every elected sitting president at this stage since just after World War II, according to Gallup, which has been tabulating such data since Harry S. Truman won a full term in 1948.
Bush's Gallup rating echoed a survey published last week by ABC News and the Washington Post, which put his approval rating at 48%. That poll also found that 56% of Americans believed the Iraq war was not worth fighting. Time magazine also put Bush's overall approval at 49%.
Of course, these are all right wing media outlets, so I am sure the people with their heads in the sand left wing members of A.net will cry foul.
Captaingomes From Canada, joined Feb 2001, 6413 posts, RR: 59 Reply 1, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 917 times:
Of course, these are all right wing media outlets, so I am sure the people with their heads in the sand left wing members of A.net will cry foul.
Aren't you a bright one? When you resort to name calling for those of opposing political beliefs, you not only make your argument weak, but yourself as well.
Bush's approval ratings at roughly 49% are no real surprise. Nothing much has happened since the election, and the numbers are roughly the same as they were at that time.
"it's kind of like an Airbus, it's an engineering marvel, but there's no sense of passion" -- J. Clarkson re: Coxster
Clickhappy From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 9444 posts, RR: 72 Reply 4, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 898 times:
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Save the night college psychology crap for the YYZ is better than YUL posts.
My argument is the numbers themselves, they tell the story.
B757300 From United States of America, joined Dec 2000, 4114 posts, RR: 25 Reply 5, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 897 times:
And Gallup said that Kerry was going to win the election.
Their reputation cratered as bad as the Kerry campaign after coming in second to last (only Zogby was worse) in their election polling.
Aloges From Germany, joined Jan 2006, 8351 posts, RR: 47 Reply 6, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 889 times:
Clickhappy, I think your point didn't quite get through to me. At times, this english-language forum doesn't tell me whether a comment was tongue-in-cheek or not.
Walk together, talk together all ye peoples of the earth. Then, and only then, shall ye have peace.
Captaingomes From Canada, joined Feb 2001, 6413 posts, RR: 59 Reply 7, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 887 times:
Night college psychology crap??? I hope you realize I haven't taken one psychology class in my life. It was just common sense, that's all.
The numbers tell the story that nothing's changed since the recent election. The United States is currently a divided nation. Quite funny, Bush used to say "I'm a uniter not a divider." I guess he was wrong about that too!
"it's kind of like an Airbus, it's an engineering marvel, but there's no sense of passion" -- J. Clarkson re: Coxster
Clickhappy From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 9444 posts, RR: 72 Reply 8, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 885 times:
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No worries Algoes, my comments were not directed at you.
Thecoz From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 9, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 883 times:
LMAO Aloges.
Clickhappy, keep in mind that the election is in Janruary and likewise the war is going to get worse because of that fact.
I don't think it has anything to do with the fact that if your numbers are down at this point so soon after the election then you're a worse president. It's just the effect of the war.
Clickhappy From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 9444 posts, RR: 72 Reply 10, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 879 times:
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Can we at least agree that Michel Leblanc is a putz?
SlamClick From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 10062 posts, RR: 71 Reply 15, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 823 times:
Any yet the crawl at the bottom of the CNN screen tonight said that a poll showed Bush to be admired by four times as many people as said they admired Clinton - who came in second.
Happiness is not seeing another trite Ste. Maarten photo all week long.
Jamesag96 From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 2095 posts, RR: 9 Reply 16, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 810 times:
Something about him being the first President to win a majority in...how long was it again?
First President to win along with gains for his party in the house and senate in...how long again?
StowAway From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 640 posts, RR: 5 Reply 17, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 806 times:
MaverickM11 From United States of America, joined Apr 2000, 15720 posts, RR: 48 Reply 19, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 17 hours ago) and read 803 times:
ConcordeBoy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 20, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 768 times:
Why would be care about approval ratings at this point.... he's already secured reelection and (for better or worse) established his Legacy-- so of what concern would it be to him?
Diamond From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 3279 posts, RR: 66 Reply 21, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 753 times:
ConcordeBoy, it doesn't matter from a re-election perspective. However it does matter that people in his own party are being far more critical now that the campaigning is over.
He was quick to call it a 'mandate'. And he equates a mandate with a 'monopoly'. It was neither.
Even his own people are starting to circle the wagons a bit.
The approval rating is relevant because it shows he isn't the unifier he claimed he was.
Jamesag96 From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 2095 posts, RR: 9 Reply 22, posted (8 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 685 times:
He never called it a mandate...he said political capital and he was correct. You might remember Clinton was saddled with the "Mandate" moniker after the 96 election in which he did not secure anywhere near the votes or % points that GW did.
Bravo7e7 From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 1840 posts, RR: 20 Reply 24, posted (8 years 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 610 times:
What exactly does this mean:
That's 10 to 20 points lower than every elected sitting president at this stage since just after World War II, according to Gallup, which has been tabulating such data since Harry S. Truman won a full term in 1948.
Does that apply ONLY to second term presidents?
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Save the night college psychology crap for the YYZ is better than YUL posts.
And Gallup said that Kerry was going to win the election. 
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