[Joe Hadenuf]

Texas Poll results: Politican approval Kathy Walt, the governor's press secretary, said Mr. Perry has tackled tough issues – such as a $9.9 billion, two-year budget shortfall; high property taxes; and the "Robin Hood" school-funding system.

Texas? How can this be?

[isthisnickcool]

Perry must have the record for special sessions. Sessions we don't need and are mostly a waste of time and money.

[jf55510]

These polls are so damn stupid. I think that Perry is doing a marvelously horrible job. The school finance session was stupid and his traitorous action during the primary election are enough to make anyone sick. But when it comes down to it, Perry versus a Dem (Sharp, Turner, and so on) Perry is about a thousand times better than they would be and I would vote for him and seeing that it will probably be either Perry versus Strayhorn or Hutchinson in the primary Perry looks like the better of those as well. He would also get a large majority of the GOP vote (85%+) in any general election.

[NYCVirago]

That compares to Ann Richards' negative reviews in November 1994, when 48 percent gave a thumbs-down to the governor who had just been defeated.

What a dumb comparison -- she lost the election, so obviously more than 50% of the voters gave her a "thumbs-down" rating at the only poll that matters, the voting booth!

[verity]

More than half of Texans disapprove of the job he's doing, according to a Texas Poll released Tuesday

Since nearly half of the population has its collective head up its a** at any given time,............

[Liberty Valance]

Perry is'nt one of those colorful, personable characters with the witty remarks and funny one liners like Ann Richards...Thank heavens. My opinion of him goes up with every *ss he doesn't kiss.

[solo gringo]

I have known Governor Perry from day one and he has this household total support.If you ran a democrat against the yellow dog I would vote for the dog.

[TexanByBirth]

All poll and surveys are not trustworthy. Wasn't it Mark Twains who said their are lies, damn lies and statistics.

No where does it say how many people were surveyed, when were they called and what was the question they were asked.

Call a bunch of people in Dallas and Houston, and watch the Republicans numbers go down. People conducting surveys are not going to call areas where they might get the answer they don't want.

Ask people this question: " Do you approve of Rick Perry's job as Governor in light of the fact he has had to call numerous Special Sessions of the Legislature." The average Bubba (or Democrat) would say he has done a lousy job as governor. Never mind the fact that it is the Texas Legislature that has failed and continues to fail the State of Texas.

My favorite example of why polls and surveys are not trustworthy came a week or so ago. CBS ran a big banner headline on their website say Bush's approval rating was at its lowest point ever. The story quoted a poll saying Americans think Bush is not doing a good job as President. It's only at the end of the story that you find out the poll was conducted by randomly calling 445 people. How many of those randomly called people were in New York, Chicago or other big cities. Want to bet they didn't call anyone in Texas.

I took statistics in college and I know statisticians think a small survey can get "a feel" for the whole. But does anyone think 445 people actually can tell you what 250 million (or whatever the population of the US happens to be) think.