Rasmussen: President Bush Job Approval: One Point Above All-Time Low

[highplainsdem]

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/political_updates/president_bush_job_approval

Sunday, August 03, 2008

During the month of July, 33% say they approved of the way that George W. Bush is performing his job as President. That’s up a point from the all-time low reached in June. Still, it’s the fourth straight month that Bush’s approval has been at or below the 33% level. Prior to that four month stretch, it had never been below 34%.

Sixty-five percent (65%) now disapprove, matching the highest total on record.

The July figures include 13% who Strongly Approve and 46% who Strongly Disapprove.

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Rasmussen Reports updates the President's Job Approval on a weekly basis based upon nightly telephone interviews with 500 adults. Weekly results include interviews with 3,500 adults. Full month results are based upon interviews with 15,000 adults. In any review of Job Approval data, the trends are more important than the precise number. Many factors, especially question wording, can impact the particular approval rating percentage.

Like all polling firms, Rasmussen Reports weights its data to reflect the population at large. Among other targets, Rasmussen Reports weights data by political party affiliation using a dynamic weighting process. Our baseline targets are established based upon survey interviews with a sample of adults nationwide completed during the preceding three months (a total of 45,000 interviews). For the month of August, the targets are 40.6% Democrat, 31.6% Republican, and 27.8% unaffiliated. For July, the targets were 41.4% Democrat, 31.5% Republican, and 27.1% unaffiliated (see party trends and analysis).

[dragonball2008]

1. debate

we will win

[FrenchieCat]

2. Rasmussen = DU bible.

In case anyone had any doubts.

This is the 3rd citing of Rasmussen's shitty findings here at DU today,
the second by this particular poster.

No need for posters to question Rasmussen, who runs this outfit, and what their agenda is,
or how accurate they have been in the past.

Let's just buy it and swallow it whole like the uninformed masses might.

And then we wonder how and why propaganda wins in this country?
Possibly because many who should be informed about such matter act exactly how
the Right Wing McCain cheering committee would have us act.

The usual excuse = I'm just posting this because I found it "interesting".

Yeah.....right.

[sufrommich]

4. On a political forum polls will be posted,they were posted

during the primaries and no doubt during the last presidential election. What did you expect on a forum dedicated to politics?

[FrenchieCat]

5. Perhaps I expect more than we be an echo of the corporate media

and their tools?

[sufrommich]

7. Should polls be banned from DU?

Is every poster who's posted a poll on DU a "corporate tool"?

[Breeze54]

10. Rasmussen wasn't posted like it is in '08....

we knew better.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

3. Rasmussen polls are bullshit! Oh, wait... Rasmussen polls rock!

[sandyd921]

6. Rasmussen 33% is actually 23%

approval if their methods and sampling were not tilted in favor of GOP-shit.

[BlooInBloo]

8. He's SURGING!!!

:rofl:

[Breeze54]

9. CNN says 69 percent disapprove!

Poll: Country's mood at historic low

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/31/poll.approval/?iref=mpstoryview

CNN International - Jul 31, 2008

August 1, 2008 -- Updated 1348 GMT (2148 HKT

Only 30 percent in Thursday's poll said they approve of how Bush is handling his job,
while 69 percent disapprove. Approval of the Democratic leaders in ...

Story Highlights

# CNN/Opinion Research Corp. Poll out Thursday looks at mood, Congress, Bush

# Poll: 76 percent of Americans say nation on the wrong track

# Thursday's poll number on the country's mood is historically low

# Bush's job approval rating is only 30 percent; Congress even lower

[Overseas]

11. Where would it be if impeachment hearings were in full swing?

And where would Congressional job approval be?