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August 22, 2006 Bush Approval at 42% Public increasingly positive about his handling of terrorism by Jeffrey M. Jones GALLUP NEWS SERVICE PRINCETON, NJ -- A new USA Today/Gallup poll finds George W. Bush's presidential job approval rating at 42%. That is slightly better than his summer readings, which have varied between 36% and 40%, and is Bush's best ratings in a single poll since early February. Bush's approval rating for handling terrorism increased significantly from the rating last month, while his ratings on other issues are flat, suggesting that more positive evaluations of Bush are likely tied to his...

The Bush Bounce He's only part way back. by Fred Barnes 07/17/2006, Volume 011, Issue 41 THERE'S JOY at the White House again and less anxiety among Republicans in Congress. The excesses of the press and Supreme Court are bringing Bush and rebellious conservatives closer together. Iraq is better off. The American economy is humming. The White House has made no harmful missteps. And the president's job approval rating is rising. Yet the Bush recovery is not complete. "We're in a better place than we were two or three months ago," says Republican national chairman Ken Mehlman. "But [the midterm...

President Bush failed to get an immediate political bounce from the news that al-Zarqawi was killed last week. The reasons why cannot be determined with assurance, but let's first look at the numbers.Just before al-Zarqawi was killed, 32% of Americans gave the President good or excellent marks for handling the situation in Iraq. That figure actually slipped a point to 31% in our poll conducted in the days following the good news.At Rasmussen Reports, we also measure consumer and investor confidence on a daily basis. Following the capture of Saddam Hussein, there was an immediate bounce in the nation's...

by Mark Finkelstein January 2, 2006 - 07:48 Much as the folks at Today revel in reporting soaring gas prices and, when it comes to President Bush, falling opinion polls, sometimes those pesky facts get in the way. But that was not about to stop Katie Couric this morning. The Perky One, tan and blonder-than-ever in her return from vacation, spun Bush's recent poll bump solely and exclusively as the result of his mea culpas. Katie's guest was reliable all-purpose talking head Howard Fineman. Couric: "His poll numbers started to tick upward before the holidays, Howard because it was sort...

It is amusing to watch liberals try to explain away the recent upswing in President Bush's approval rating, from around 39 percent to 47 percent. Sure enough, they've figured a way to attribute the turnaround to a validation of their positions rather than his policies. They are promoting the idea that President Bush's popularity increase is due to his admission of "mistakes" on Iraq. But this is merely wishful thinking. Ever since President Bush attacked Iraq, Democrats have been castigating him for doing it and for how he's handled the operation every step of the way. After all, their best...

President Bush's approval rating has surged in recent weeks, reversing what had been an extended period of decline, with Americans now expressing renewed optimism about the future of democracy in Iraq, the campaign against terrorism and the U.S. economy, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News Poll. Bush's overall approval rating rose to 47 percent, from 39 percent in early November, with 52 percent saying they disapprove of how he is handling his job. His approval rating on Iraq jumped 10 percentage points since early November, to 46 percent, while his rating on the economy rose 11 points, to 47...

President Bush's approval ratings have spiked dramatically over the last month while Congressional approval has crashed.

President Bush's improved standing with whites, men, Catholics and other core supporters has been a key factor in pushing his job approval rating up to 42 percent. That's the highest level since summer. Shifting into campaign mode to reverse his slide in public opinion polls, Bush has boosted his support among key constituency groups _ particularly in the Northeast and West _ on his handling of Iraq and the economy, an AP-Ipsos poll found. "Now it's not a one-sided debate," said Republican pollster Ed Goeas, citing Bush's recent speeches on the health of the economy and the high stakes in...

President’s job approval hits 45%; Voters optimistic about Iraq after Constitution passage—New Zogby America Poll President Bush, his job approval rating beleaguered by poor marks in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, rebounded from historic lows this summer to 45% in Zogby International’s latest poll, with job approval numbers bumping back up into the range where they have hovered for most of his second term. The survey also found that, while voters do not give the President passing marks on his handling of the Iraq War, half (50%) believe the recently-passed Iraqi constitution is a major step in the right direction...

NewsMax.com's Fr. Michael Reilly notes that President Bush's approval ratings are on the rise again, much to the chagrin of the mainstream press. The results of the first major post-election poll show a big bounce for President Bush, with a CNN/Gallup survey awarding Bush a 55 percent job approval rating, with only 42 percent disapproving. What's more, Bush's personal popularity is 60 percent as opposed to 39 percent who do not approve. Administration officials are also registering strong approval numbers, with Colin Powell leading the pack at 87 percent. Condoleeza Rice wins a 63 percent approval rating while Vice President...

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...

Bush takes a six-point lead after new bin Laden tapeBy Philip Sherwell in Columbus, Ohio(Filed: 31/10/2004)President Bush has opened a six-point lead over John Kerry in the first opinion poll to include sampling taken after the new Osama bin Laden videotape was broadcast on Friday night. The Newsweek poll published yesterday, only three days before the presidential election, put Mr Bush on 50 per cent and Mr Kerry on 44 per cent. A similar poll conducted a week earlier gave the president 48 per cent to his Democratic challenger's 46 per cent.If the trend is confirmed by other polls,...

FROM A SOURCE CLOSE TO THE CAMPAIGN (GOOD NEWS FOR BUSH) [10/28 02:07 PM] Just heard from a source close to the campaign, tuned in to the conversations at the highest levels. According to the Bushies, the last few days have seen a huge burst of momentum in their numbers. They think Bush is ahead by a few points nationally. They expect the next round of tracking polls to show a bit of a bump. The internal polls show a significant lead in Florida (outside margin of error) and Arkansas is out of play, with a Bill Clinton visit or...

Bush Emerges From Debates With a Slim Lead Over Kerry, Poll Shows By Richard Morin and Dan Balz Washington Post Staff Writers Monday, October 18, 2004; 7:15 PM President Bush has emerged from the presidential debates holding a slender lead over Democratic nominee John F. Kerry, and despite the challenger's strong performances, the nationally televised confrontations did not significantly change the way voters view the two candidates, according to a new Washington Post survey. -snip- The poll found that Bush receives 50 percent of the likely vote while Kerry gets 47 percent. Independent Ralph Nader is at 1 percent. Days...

In a bit of political poetic justice, it appears that polls showing the Bush Cheney ticket surging ahead of Kerry Edwards started last Thursday, just hours after Kerry announced that Dick Cheney's daughter was "a lesbian" in the final presidential debate. "Overnight polling showed a sharp gain by George W. Bush," columnist Robert Novak reported in his Monday column, noting the race had been dead even after Bush's first disastrous debate performance until that moment. While Democratic Party officials publicly say Kerry did nothing wrong by identifying Mary Cheney's sexuality, outside the Kerry camp party regulars were horrified. According to...

The red states increased a bit this week as the good polling news just keeps coming for President George W. Bush. In a shocker, Oregon will flip to the Bush column, due to a Riley Research poll (PDF) that showed the president with a 48%-43% lead. While it should be unlikely that any Republican would capture Oregon’s seven Electoral College votes, the state does have a Constitutional amendment “defining marriage” as between one man and one woman on the ballot for November 2nd. The margin is huge in favor of the state Constitutional Amendment 57%-36%.

Election 2004 Date Bush Kerry Today 49.6 45.9

Presidential Tracking Poll: Bush-Kerry Updated Daily by Noon 10/02/2004 Eastern Election 2004 Presidential Ballot Bush 48.6% Kerry 45.6% Other 2.1% Not Sure 3.7% RasmussenReports.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rasmussen Reports Home Economic Confidence Today Bush vs. Kerry Today Bush Job Approval Congress - GOP vs. Dem Electoral College State-by-State Polls Learn More About RR Contact Us -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday October 02, 2004--The latest Rasmussen Reports Presidential Tracking Poll shows President George W. Bush with 49% of the vote and Senator John Kerry with 46%. These results are based upon a survey of 3,000 Likely Voters conducted Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday night. As a...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush's lead over Democratic nominee John Kerry narrowed to eight points in a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll of likely voters released on Monday, compared with a 13-point lead in the poll conducted two weeks ago. The survey of likely voters showed 52 percent would vote for Bush and 44 percent for Kerry. A similar poll conducted from Sept. 13-15 showed Bush with 55 percent compared to Kerry at 42 percent. However, among registered voters Bush's lead widened to 13 percent with 54 percent supporting the president and 41 percent backing Kerry. It was up from the earlier...

WASHINGTON (Talon News) -- President George W. Bush anticipates a Republican gain of up to four Senate seats and seven House seats in November and has caused Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) to abandon many states that had been considered battlegrounds earlier this year, White House political strategist Karl Rove said yesterday. With the November 2nd Presidential election less than six weeks away, most recent polls show Bush's popularity surging ahead of Kerry in several states won by Al Gore in 2000. This push by Bush has caused Kerry to reallocate resources to protect the electoral votes that he once considered...

President Bush has pulled even with John Kerry in New Jersey and is surging in key battleground states captured by Al Gore in 2000, polls out yesterday show. Bush holds slim leads in five of the seven states that narrowly went for Gore, the Democratic nominee, four years ago, according to a Knight-Ridder/MSNBC survey. Even in Iowa, the state that jump-started Kerry's primary campaign and hasn't voted for a Republican since Ronald Reagan in 1984, Bush has jumped out to a 6-point lead. The president also leads Kerry in New Mexico, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Oregon by 2 to 4 points,...

The contest between President George W. Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry looks much as it did in a CBS News Poll conducted last week, after the Republican convention. Bush’s post-convention bounce remains intact, if even slightly larger in this poll; Bush now leads Kerry 50 percent to 41 percent among registered voters, giving the President a 9-point margin. PDF File w/ internals: http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/CBSNews_polls/poll0917.pdf

Less than seven weeks before Election Day, Americans continue to think that the nation is heading in the wrong direction and are distressed about how President Bush has handled the economy. Yet the president, apparently lifted as much by what Sen. John Kerry has done wrong as by what Bush has done right in the campaign, has an eight-point lead among registered voters over Kerry, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. In one particularly troublesome sign for Kerry, a majority of voters said he is spending too much time attacking Bush and talking about the past, rather...

Senator John Kerry faces substantial obstacles in his bid to unseat President Bush, with voters saying he has not laid out a case for why he wants to be president and expressing strong concern about his ability to manage an international crisis, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll.

Somebody get them a tissue.

slate.com If the Election Were Held Today Bush 329 Electoral Votes 183 solid, 146 close Kerry 209 Electoral Votes 146 solid, 63 close The following tables track the latest polls in the presidential race. In the Trial Heat, respondents were asked for whom they would vote. On Job Approval, they were asked whether they approve or disapprove of Bush's performance. On Re-Elect, they were asked whether Bush deserves to be reelected or not. On Right Direction, they were asked whether things are going in the right direction or are on the wrong track. On Favorable Rating, they were asked whether...

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CORRECTED: Poll Finds Bush Lead Surging Among Likely Voters Fri Sep 17, 2004 02:11 PM ET (Correcting to show this was a Gallup Poll only and deletes reference to statistically significant edge) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush has surged to a 13-point lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry among likely voters, according to a new Gallup Poll released on Friday. USA Today, which published the poll, said Bush was leading 55 percent to 42 percent for the Massachusetts senator in the survey conducted Monday through Wednesday. Among registered voters, Bush held an 8-point lead over Kerry, 52 percent to 44...

PRINCETON, NJ -- In a new Gallup Poll, conducted Sept. 13-15, President George W. Bush leads Democratic candidate John Kerry by 55% to 42% among likely voters, and by 52% to 44% among registered voters. These figures represent a significant improvement for Bush since just before the beginning of the Republican National Convention. READ MORE HERE

Tim Russert: There have been ten national polls in the past three weeks. They all show one thing – George W. Bush is ahead. Now, you talk to the campaigns privately, they’ll tell you they believe President Bush is ahead five to six points nationally and he’s pulling ahead in the battleground states. The momentum is with the president. There’s no doubt about it. John Kerry has a lot of work to do. MSNBC: There are only 45 days until Election Day. Is that enough time for John Kerry to make that turnaround? Russert: It’s uphill. But the presidential debate...

Check out this website. It's pretty accurate, but the webmaster is a self-admitted Kerry supporter.

Bush poll-vaults in Pa. Keystone data show prez reclaiming his lead from Kerry By NICOLE WEISENSEEEGAN weisenn@phillynews.com PRESIDENT BUSH has recaptured his lead in Pennsylvania, albeit by a narrow margin, against Democratic rival John Kerry, according to the latest Philadelphia Daily News/CN8 Keystone Poll. Bush now leads Kerry 47 to 45 percent among registered voters in the state with 8 percent still undecided. The lead was within the poll's 4.4 percent margin of error, essentially making it a tie. But there's no debating that Bush has bounced back. In the August Keystone Poll, Kerry was up 6 points over Bush....

President leads Kerry by 13 points among likely voters; 8 points among registered votersPRINCETON, NJ -- In a new Gallup Poll, conducted Sept. 13-15, President George W. Bush leads Democratic candidate John Kerry by 55% to 42% among likely voters, and by 52% to 44% among registered voters. These figures represent a significant improvement for Bush since just before the beginning of the Republican National Convention.In the immediate aftermath of that convention, a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll showed Bush receiving a modest bounce from his standing before the convention. Among likely voters, Bush's support was up two points and Kerry's was...

Sen. John Kerry and President Bush are now enjoying almost equal levels of support, according to the latest Harris Interactive poll. Immediately after the Republican convention in New York, several polls showed Mr. Bush jumping ahead of Mr. Kerry with a clear lead of between six and 11 percentage points. There's no such 'convention bounce' for the president in the latest poll by Harris. The Harris poll, conducted by telephone Sept. 9-13, shows Sen. Kerry leading Mr. Bush 48% to 47% among likely voters nationwide. The poll also found that a slender 51% to 45% majority doesn't believe that Mr....

Poll: W's convention bounce over; race now virtual tie THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The GOP convention gave President Bush a double-digit lead, but the race has settled into a virtual tie with voters still worried about the economy and Iraq, according to polling by the Pew Research Center. The first of two national polls by Pew, done Sept. 8-10, reflected the president’s post-convention bounce. Bush was ahead of Democrat John Kerry 52-40 among registered voters and by an even wider margin, 54-39, among likely voters, a narrower group. By the second poll, done Sept. 11-14, the Bush lead had...

For those following the numbers at the Iowa Electronic Market, Kerry's stock is disappearing faster than Dan Rather's credibility. In one week, since Rathergate started, Kerry has dropped from an average about 45 to 41, his lowest points since this opened up in June. Bush's stock has gone up at about the same pace as he has gone from the 54 to 58 mark. So in one week, Bush has gone from a 10 to an almost 20 point lead over Kerry in the Iowa Electronic Market Check out this chart: http://128.255.244.60/graphs/graph_Pres04_WTA.cfm

MPR poll: Bush momentum builds over Kerry in Minnesota by Laura McCallum, Minnesota Public Radio September 16, 2004 As President Bush makes a three-city campaign swing through Minnesota, a new poll shows him with a narrow lead over Democrat John Kerry in the state. It's the first time Bush has led Kerry in the Minnesota Public Radio-St. Paul Pioneer Press poll. The slim two-point lead is within the poll's margin of sampling error, and pollsters say the race is still a toss-up. St. Paul, Minn. — Forty-six percent of those polled earlier this week say if the election were held...

President Bush is eroding John Kerry's lead in overwhelmingly Democratic New York and Team Bush is sending the First Lady into New Jersey to test Kerry's hold there. A new Marist poll shows Kerry has fumbled an 18-point advantage in New York and now leads Bush 48% to 40%. And a Quinnipiac poll gives Kerry a mere 47-to-41 lead. Despite Kerry's New York slide, a Republican win in New York still would be a stretch, said Lee Miringoff of Marist. "The expectation is that New York remains a so-called 'blue state,'" he said. The GOP is tempted to make a...

The best thing financial consultant Johnny Khamis heard out of New York was that you don't have to agree with the party to be a Republican. It seems a lot of other Arab-American Republicans heard the same message. A new poll shows them switching from John Kerry back to Bush just since the Republican National Convention. The switch could re-elect Bush. Arab-Americans number the margin of victory in several key states. They represent 5% of the vote in Michigan, 2% in Florida, 2% in Ohio and 1.5% in Pennsylvania. In 2000, Arab-Americans backed Bush over Al Gore, 45% to 38%....

After trading in a narrow range (save for a brief hiccup) from 61 - 64 for over a week, GWB just rocketed above 67.0 in this futures market. There is high trading volume, and this looks like a major move. Dubya hasn't been this high since the beginning of the year. Could it be the NJ poll results?

Bush Gains on Kerry for Arab-American Vote Jim Lobe WASHINGTON, Sep 15 (IPS) - Despite the worsening situation in Iraq and the continued impasse between Israel and the Palestinians, U.S. President George W. Bush has cut Sen. John Kerry's previously substantial lead among Arab-American voters in four key swing states, according to a new survey released here Wednesday. As recently as July, Kerry led Bush by better than a two-to-one margin -- or 54 percent to 24.5 percent -- among more than half a million Arab-American voters in Michigan, Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania in a two-man race. His lead has...

President, NJ 9/15/2004 Bush (R) 49% Kerry (D) 45% Other/Undecided 7% Data Collected 9/12/04 - 9/14/04 Geography State of New Jersey Sample Population 734 Likely Voters Margin of Error 3.7% Client WABC-TV New York WCAU-TV Philadelphia

CBS 2 Chicago | cbs2chicago.com Kerry Losing Lead Over Bush In Illinois Sep 15, 2004 6:05 pm US/Central The presidential election is just 48 days away now, and according to an exclusive new poll of Illinois voters, George W. Bush and John Kerry could be in a virtual dead heat. The turn in this election tide could set up a political stunner. Illinois is a Democratic powerhouse in national elections, and John Kerry does maintain a small lead in our exclusive CBS 2 poll, but President Bush appears to be gaining support among voters. Illinois no longer looks like a...

Posted on Wed, Sep. 15, 2004 Bush Gains, but Not With Swing Voters WILL LESTER Associated Press WASHINGTON - President Bush has been gaining ground among overall voters as a leader and the man to fight terrorism, but swing voters have been less impressed, a tracking poll suggests. The National Annenberg Election Survey found that Bush led Democrat John Kerry by 54 percent to 36 percent on handling terrorism in polling from the end of the Republican convention to Sept. 12. The president was seen as a better commander in chief by 52 percent to 39 percent over Kerry. On...

On the eve of President Bush's bus tour across Minnesota, a new Star Tribune Minnesota Poll shows him potentially gaining ground on challenger John Kerry in what has long been a reliably Democratic state in presidential elections. The poll, conducted Sept. 7-13, found that Kerry has the support of 50 percent of likely voters in Minnesota, while Bush has the support of 41 percent. The president's support has increased by 3 percentage points from the level he had in March, the last time the Minnesota Poll measured support for the candidates, while Kerry's support remained unchanged. Kerry's lead over Bush...

Check out this email I just received from the New York State Republican Committee. It states that a post-convention Marist poll shows W pulling within 5 point of Kerry. Could New York be in play?? ------------------------- For Immediate Release Contact: Karin Kennett September 15, 2004 (518) 462-2601 PRESIDENT MAKES HUGE GAINS IN NEW YORK State Chairman predicts Kerry-Bush Battle in New York New York Republican State Committee Chairman Sandy Treadwell today announced that President George W. Bush's huge surge in the polls in New York is the beginning of a great battle against John Kerry in New York. Two polls...

N.Y. polls show Bush bounce 9/15/2004 By: Associated Press NEW YORK -- Two new polls suggest there was a post-convention boost for President Bush even in heavily Democratic New York. The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute shows Democrat John Kerry leading Bush, 47 percent to 41 percent in New York. But those numbers have narrowed from a pre-Republican National Convention poll. The earlier survey had Kerry leading Bush, 53 percent to 35 percent. In each poll, Ralph Nader had 4 percent. The new poll also finds Bush's approval rating rising to 43 percent in New York, up from 37 percent in...

The Bushian upward trend appears to be continuing unabated. As the various scandals about CBS' forged documents, recent revelations about Kerry's activities in Vietnam, and the generally unlikable personality of John Kerry becomes more widely known, Kerry has been steadily moving downward, and Bush moving back up. Combine this all with the fact that undecideds on election day usually tend to stick with the incumbent, and we could be looking at a serious Bush landslide, something which I honestly would not have thought possible even a month ago. Let's take a look at the good polling data coming out today,...

NEW YORK Two new polls suggest there was a post-convention bounce for President Bush even in heavily Democratic New York. The Quinnipiac (KWIN'-uh-pee-ak) University Polling Institute shows Democrat John Kerry leading Bush, 47 percent to 41 percent in New York. But those numbers have narrowed from a pre-Republican National Convention poll. The earlier survey had Kerry leading Bush, 53 percent to 35 percent. In each poll, Ralph Nader had four percent. The new poll also finds Bush's approval rating rising to 43 percent in New York, up from 37 percent in the August poll. A second statewide poll -- from...