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Fifty-two percent now approve of the President's job performance: Gallup Poll and CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll             <GRAPHIC> . "Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?" Approve Disap-prove Don'tKnow % % % N 1/3-5/05 52 44 4 1,005 12/17-19/04 49 46 5 1,002

Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the situation with Iraq? Approve: 63% Disapprove: 20% No opinion: 8% Decline to answer: 9% Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Approve: 71% Disapprove: 16% No opinion: 8% Decline to answer: 9% Should the United States have gone to war in Iraq? Yes: 60% No: 21% No opinion: 8% Decline to answer: 9%

Americans' opinions of President Bush (news - web sites) are continuing to improve as he picks up support from some of the groups that opposed his re-election in November. Most notable among those groups are Hispanics, who seem pleased with the Bush's nomination of two Cabinet members from their ethnic community. Others looking more favorably on the second-termer are Democrats (admittedly coming off a low basis for comparison) and residents of the Northeast and West. The IBD/TIPP Presidential Leadership Index rose 3.9% to 55.4 in December, its fourth straight monthly gain and highest level since January, after Saddam Hussein (news...

2 Top Officials Are Reported to Quit C.I.A. By DOUGLAS JEHL ASHINGTON, Nov. 24 - Two more senior officials of the Central Intelligence Agency's clandestine service are stepping down, intelligence officials said Wednesday, in the latest sign of upheaval in the agency under its new chief, Porter J. Goss. As the chiefs of the Europe and Far East divisions, the two officials have headed spying operations in some of the most important regions of the world and were among a group known as the barons in the highest level of clandestine service, the Directorate of Operations. The directorate has been...

The United States has reported a successful ground-based test of an airborne laser meant to intercept ballistic missiles. The Missile Defense Agency said the megawatt-class laser underwent a successful test on Nov. 10. The Pentagon agency said the laser was operated in a ground-based demonstration at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Officials said this marked the first time that a directed energy weapon meant for use in a Boeing 747 aircraft has been demonstrated. The test, which lasted a fraction of a second, involved the simultaneous firing of all six laser modules and associated optics that comprise the Chemical Oxygen...

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The leader of a militant group involved in beheading hostages and other attacks has been arrested and the group was broken up, Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said Monday. Allawi identified the group as Jaish Muhammad, Arabic for Muhammad's Army. The group "has been arrested ... We arrested their leader," Allawi said, identifying him as Moayad Ahmed Yasseen, also known as Abu Ahmed. Muhammad's Army was known to have cooperated with Jordanian terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and al-Qaida and Saddam loyalists and was responsible for killing and beheading a number of Iraqis, Arabs and foreigners in...

From Karen At NRO: Three Bush-Cheney types have pointed this out to me today: Several Ohio polls broke for Bush last night. Esp. Zog.

IA -Bush 49, Kerry 46.. MI -Bush 45, Kerry 44, WI-Bush 47, Kerry 45

Rather be us than them today.

U.S. Senate, OK 10/31/2004 Coburn (R) 48% Carson (D) 35.1% Bilyeu (I) 8% Other/Undecided 6% Data Collected 10/28/04 - 10/30/04 Geography State of Oklahoma Sample Population 656 Likely Voters Margin of Error 3.9% Client KJRH-TV Tulsa KFOR-TV Oklahoma City Marriage Amendment, OK 10/31/2004 Yes 74% No 24% Undecided 2% Data Collected 10/28/04 - 10/30/04 Geography State of Oklahoma Sample Population 633 Likely Voters Margin of Error 3.8% Client KJRH-TV Tulsa KFOR-TV Oklahoma City Education Lottery Act, OK 10/31/2004 Yes 69% No 29% Undecided 2% Data Collected 10/28/04 - 10/30/04 Geography State of Oklahoma Sample Population 637 Likely Voters Margin of...

GW is getting a BUMP! BUSH 55 Bid: 55.0 Ask: 55.4 KERRY 46 Bid: 45.0 Ask 47.5 Back to a 9 point spread!

"Who did you vote for?" Base: All likely voters(1) who have already voted (Approximately 24 percent of all "Likely Voters") % George W. Bush 50 John Kerry 44 Ralph Nader 1 Michael Badnarik 1 Other * Not sure/Refused 4 Based on combined online and telephone survey data. (1) Likely Voters: Adults who are registered to vote and say they are "absolutely certain" to vote. Note: This base includes ONLY those likely voters who have already voted in this election.

November 2 48.6% 45.3% 0.9% 0.8% 4.4% +3.3 Bush Allocates Undecideds... Undecided Vote B 1.5% K 2.7% N 0.2% Others 0% Final: November 2 50.1% 48.0% 1.1% 0.8% +2.1 Bush

RCP is reporting that Rasmussen has Bush leading Kerry 50.2% to 48.5% in their final poll (Bush plus 1.7%)

Final Battleground Projection: Bush: 52, Kerry: 48%

Rush's analysis http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_110104/content/stack_a.guest.html State-by-State Polling Gives Slight Edge to President Bush October 31, 2004 01:18 AM Mason-Dixon Polling and Research had a stellar performance in the 2002 elections missing only 1 poll out of the 23 the firm conducted. Their average error on each candidate was only 1.8%. While past performances hardly guarantee this year’s results, Mason-Dixon has released their latest round (and perhaps their last) list of battleground state polls. They strongly favor the president. Arkansas - Bush, 51-43 (6 EV) Colorado - Bush, 50-43 (9 EV) Florida - Bush, 49-45 (27 EV) Iowa - Bush, 49-44 (7 EV)...

 President, PA 11/1/2004   Kerry (D) 49%   Bush (R) 48%   Other/Undecided 3%   Data Collected 10/31/04 - 11/1/04   Geography State of Pennsylvania   Sample Population 657 Likely Voters   Margin of Error 3.9%   Client WCAU-TV Philadelphia    WNEP-TV Wilkes-Barre    KDKA-TV Pittsburgh   U.S. Senate, PA 11/1/2004 

Per Karl Rove on Hannity & Colmes interview, in Florida Republicans lead in absentee ballots while Democrats lead in early voting. Taken together, the GOP holds a lead. I know there's been much back-and-forth over this issue, and it's hard to know whether this is disinformation or legitimate data.

Also a few Senate polls: SC-DeMint+11 NC-Burr+5 PA-Specter+19 FL-tied Numbers are uninteresting other than the tie in Arkansas which is not accurate. They claim that Bush's support in rural areas has dropped by 24% in the last week. That's just not possible. There is error in any poll, but that's bizarre. In Florida these numbers represent a slight move towards the President, and Mel Martinez. In Ohio there has been a swing of 5 points towards the GOP in the final week. Bush is showing huge, expanding leads among church goers, and pro-lifers. The gay marriage law on the ballott...

7 day rolling average with leaners. Bush trending in FL/OH, closing in PA but not enough FL Bush 51 Kerry 47 OH Bush 52 Kerry 46 MN Kerry 50 Bush 48 MI Kerry 50 Bush 46 PA Kerry 50 Bush 48