Bush's job-approval rating climbs back above 50%

[wicket]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=676&ncid=676&e=2&u=/usatoday/20040813/ts_usatoday/bushsjobapprovalratingclimbsbackabove50

President Bush (news - web sites)'s job-approval rating, a key indicator of an incumbent's chance of being re-elected, has turned upward, the Gallup Poll finds.

The share of Americans who say they approve of the job Bush is doing inched over the 50% mark to 51%. No president who was at or above 50% at this point in an election year has lost.

Matthew Dowd, Bush's campaign strategist, said, "It looks like the American public is not near as pessimistic as Sen. Kerry is."

Bush's job-approval rating hit its low point, 46%, in May.

The poll finds the presidential race essentially tied: Bush leads Kerry 48%-46% among likely voters; independent Ralph Nader has 3%. The difference between Bush and Kerry is within the poll's error margin of +/{ndash}4 percentage points.

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This story is currently on the front page of Yahoo, and it conveniently uses the only poll that shows Bush ahead. :eyes:

[Massacure]

1. Good, just because they say so, doesn't mean it is true.

It gives a good reason to mobilize the democratic base though.

[Born Free]

24. too late, it's over

pack up, go home, accept it, the media already decided the winner and will work to make it come true. However, some will not go quietly in the night, but will fight all the way down, let's just hope Kerry starts fighting soon.

[Demeter]

36. Gallup Polls Suspect

The Gallup poll was showing the only + result for
Bush until recently, and I suspect they were counting the Machine Vote and not the People vote....BBV

[Career Prole]

47. Gallup was also the only poll which showed Kerry

actually losing ground after the convention. Ridiculous.

[Barret]

43. I agree it is good

most of the polls the past 4 years have been dead wrong. More than likely this means his approval is actually lower.

[Melodybe]

2. Vote this 1

[NewYorkerfromMass]

5. why?

This is Gallup.

[coloradodem2005]

3. I want to hear some real polls.

This can't be happening.

[calimary]

4. Fuck.

Sorry.

Fuck.

[lancdem]

8. This is the only poll showing this

Don't lose faith.

[childslibrarian]

6. I wrote USA Today about this article this morning

They have become Faux News Jr. since they got a new editor. They and CNN use Gallup (which someone on DU pointed out earlier has doubtful methods)to further their right wing agenda. Sends my blood pressure through the roof. I am just glad other polls do not use their methodology...

[Zero Gravitas]

7. Its just one poll

And Gallup tends to one of the more favorable toward Bush*.

[DemNoir]

9. You know what this means....

It will be another weekend of sky is falling panic on DU.

[jayfish]

11. No, It Will Probably Mean Another Weekend...

of the media fawning over how strong *'s numbers are.

Jay

[DemNoir]

14. That too

"The popular wartime president!"

[Placebo]

28. Exactly. "Is Bush Unstoppable? Does John Kerry Have a Fighting Chance?"

I can see all the headlines now!

[bringbackfdr]

12. Gallup has been a joke for years ...

So just laugh it off. Their GOP bias is self-evident in their methods and their timing. CNN and USA Today should be embarrassed to associate with these clowns. Gallup and Fox were made for each other.
I'd pay more attention to the Pew poll that shows a healthy majority of the country is unhappy with Shrub's handling of the economy.

[trogdor]

10. dupe.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=616874&mesg_id=616874

[wicket]

15. Different forum.

[terrya]

13. How can it be that only 32,000 jobs were created last month...

instead of the 215,000 anticipated...and Bush's approval goes UP??

Have I entered "The Twilight Zone" or something?

[wicket]

16. You've entered the Twilight Zone known as Gallup

:D

[Geo55]

17. It's like those funhouse rides,

all the wacky stuff grabs your attention and sucks you in...then...
we all come back into the light.

[PCIntern]

23. As Jerry Lee Lewis would say:

"A Whole Lotta Bullshit Goin' On"

[kwolf68]

18. Makes sense

I mean the jobs report for the month was horrible, gas prices are once again rising beyond record levels, we are approaching 1000 dead Americans in Iraq, the overall economic picture is getting bleaker and his approval goes UP? :silly:

[louis-t]

19. "It looks like the American public is not near as pessimistic as

Sen. Kerry". It looks to me like like the American public is simply dumber than GWB*.

[iconoclastic cat]

20. I'm glad this came out!

We were getting too cocky. It's ass-kickin' time!

[Placebo]

30. Damn Straight, It's ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK Time!

Don't they realise that karl rove and the bush crowd have DECLARED WAR on john kerry on the democrats?

You aren't going to win by fighting a "sensitive" campaign: :nopity:

[Richardo]

21. Know what? Good.

I hope every poll from now til the election shows Bush still in it, 'cause I want every possible Dem voter motivated to get out and go to a polling place on November 2.

[jpgray]

22. Gallup again--don't forget their outlier after the convention (nt)

[Jester_11218]

25. What good has he done?

Is there a single good thing he has done? I can not think of one!
He is killing the planet!

[jackieforthedems]

26. The Only Poll I Want To See

The only poll I want to see is the one on Election Day when Bush gets his walking papers. Don't let the door hit ya, George!:headbang:

[wrate]

27. I trust Miss Cleo (TV psychic ) more than I do Gallop. n/t

[jackieforthedems]

40. Response

Lol!!!

[ramapo]

29. Propaganda beats truth

They must be saying the rise in the poll is because of the excellent performance of the economy, thousands of new jobs and no rise in the cost of anything.

[Tempest]

31. Other polls still under 50%

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll 44%
Pew Research Center 46%
Associated Press-Ipsos poll 49%
Investor's Business Daily/Christian Science Monitor poll 43%
ABC News/Washington Post Poll 47%

pollingreport.com

[kevin881]

38. zogby 44%

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

51. Good post.

Makes one think the media's trying to make the news. Every other poll shows * below 50%.

[The Backlash Cometh]

32. They manipulated the numbers to get the desired results.

If it's true that statistics show that no president has ever lost in the past who is 50% or more, then Rove would have made sure that there was a poll putting Bush making the necessary number.

[jackofhearts]

33. Americas ignorance...

The fact that any American would cast a vote for this dip shit is sooooo beyond comprehension it makes my teeth hurt. WTF? How can a reasonable person look around at what going on and not reach the conclusion that there has to be something better...anything. When someone totally fucks up everything they touch you FIRE THEM and give the job to someone else.

Is there something in the water we don't know of? Is it TV? Somebody tell me...what the fuck could possibly make America (or at least 50% of it) so goddamned stupid. Jesus H Christ!!

I gotta go roll a jamacian style spliff...I just can't take America any more.

[w4rma]

34. Big media has been doing their best to tear down Kerry and build up * over

the past couple of weeks (especially hard).

[alfredo]

35. It is Friday, Charley is dominating the news

Look for some news that is unfavorable to bush to be released.

[Tight_rope]

37. Yeah right...sure...Suckers!

[wicket]

39. kick

:kick:

[Trajan]

41. Gallup has been countering the other polls for weeks ...

I HOPE the GOP believes these numbers ....

[suigeneris]

42. Be of good cheer...

[BayCityProgressive]

44. I hope to God he is not re-elected

but sadly I think their is a good chance of it.

[wicket]

45. Kerry is great as an underdog

And he will destroy Bush in the debates (as long as he can avoid giving the media too much to attack him with like they did with Gore).

[Tarheelhombre]

48. Why do you think he is an underdog?

When every other poll shows Kerry leading?

[BeatleBoot]

49. Ignore the Polls!

Check out this thread ===>

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x2209481

On edit: I mean this thread (sorry)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x2209432

[NeoConsSuck]

46. Really? Wait until they open their 401k statements..

[Barkley]

50. Nothing Like an Orange Alert to get people behind the President!

And to take attention from the 32,000 jobs created last month.

[autorank]

52. CNN/USA Polls - outLIARS