Bush's approval rating notches second rise

[a kennedy]

For the second straight time, President Bush's approval rating has edged higher in the USA TODAY/Gallup poll. It is now five percentage points above its low.

The latest reading: 36% of the 1,002 adults polled over the weekend said they approve of the way he is "handling his job as president." That's up from 33% who said that in a May 8-11 poll and 31% - Bush's low in the USA TODAY/Gallup poll - in a May 5-7 survey.

The surveys each have margins of error of +/- three percentage points. At 36%, Bush's approval rating has now edged higher than its possible "range" of 28%-34% in the May 5-7 survey. (Of course, there is a chance - given the margin of error - that his current approval rating is 33%. But Gallup's pollsters do not believe that is likely.)

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2006/06/bushs_approval_.html

[Captain Hilts]

1. These numbers are still historically lousy. nt

[ProfessorGAC]

2. And Yet, He Went Down In Other Polls

That's why aggregation is needed to stabilize and narrow the confidence interval as well as smoothing out differences in questioning methods.

There is nothing in the overall data to suggest that his poll numbers are rising.
The Professor

[Bumblebee]

3. Yes, at robust 36% he is most definitely the "POPULAR" president

again! Hooray!

[Botany]

4. Gallup poll is not the same "Gallup poll" from the past.

The name was bought some time ago. I have noticed it tends to sample
republicans more "heavy." Be that what it may bush's numbers are still in the
tank. I see 25% by July 4th ...... election theft, Iraq, NSA, Condi ?s, or what have you
he has only one way to go and that is down.

[DarienComp]

5. Wolf Blitzer: The president's approval ratings are UP! UP!!! UP!!!!!!!!

[AndyTiedye]

6. Someone Made A Phone Call To Gallup