Gallup: W Approval Rating at 47%

[Nbadan]

W's going down...


President Bush and Sen. John Kerry head toward their third and final televised debate this week with voters increasingly pessimistic about the economy, the war in Iraq and the battle against terrorism, a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll shows."

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But Bush's approval rating — the most reliable measure of a president's re-election prospects — has dropped to 47%, the lowest since July. Anything below 50% is considered a red flag for incumbents.

USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/polls/2004-10-11-poll_x.htm)

[Marcus Bryant]

Weekend poll which didn't release its sample characteristics. Also, there are a number of polls showing Bush over 50%. If it was in the 30s as it was for Carter and Bush41 then this might be significant.

[LandShark]

W's going down...
Guess again, Nbadingus.

Bush Job Approval at 52% (http://www.rasmussenreports.com/Bush_Job_Approval.htm)


Wednesday October 13, 2004--Fifty-two percent (52%) of American voters say they approve of the way George W. Bush is performing his role as President. Forty-seven percent (47%) disapprove.

The President's Job Approval has not dipped below 51% since the Republican National Convention. Since Labor Day, it has moved in a narrower range from 51% to 54%.

During all of 2004, it has ranged from a high of 57% in early January to a low of 48% on May 17.

[ClintSquint]

It is the votes that matter.