From: "Gary Britt" 

They mostly reflect the current MSM news reporting for the 3 months leading
up to the poll.  They also reflect how the poll questions are asked.

If not for the fact that Bush is such a strong leader with superb moral
fiber, the constant daily drum beat of highly biased stories and over
attention to the verbal musings of drunken murderers from Massachusetts,
his poll numbers would be in the teens.  Its a friggin miracle and
testament to his strength and popularity that they can't push his poll
numbers below 45%.

Did you see all the news stories on the historic growth of the economy,
jobs, factory jobs, real wages, etc. over the past year.  How about all
those great stories on the latest jobs report this past week.  Some
economic measures are now better than anything recorded in the past 45
years.  I really liked the Nightline special Thursday on that one. 
Followed up by the NYT above the fold commentary on our strong economic
recovery, increased tax revenues causing unexpected reductions in the
budget deficit, and Bush being ahead of schedule on his pledge to cut the
deficit in half.

Gary

"Robert Comer"  wrote in message
news:42f4e591{at}w3.nls.net...
> They're far more relevant as they reflect *current* thought and trends.
>
> - Bob Comer
>
>
> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
> news:42f4c005$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > Yep, which is why the election year type popularity push polls aren't
> > relevant.  Hence my comment.
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> > news:42f489e4$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> Psst. that's irrelevant.  Running the country is what's really
relevant,
> > not
> >> the election process.
> >>
> >> - Bob Comer
> >>
> >>
> >> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
> >> news:42f44c69$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> > Pssst.   The election was last year.   Bush won.
> >> >
> >> > Gary
> >> >
> >> > "Rich Gauszka" 
wrote in message
> >> > news:42f445f4{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> >> A solid majority still like Bush - they just don't trust him
> >> >>
> >> >> http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=1013580
> >> >>
> >> >> WASHINGTON Aug 5, 2005 - Less than half of Americans
now say they
> >> >> think
> >> >> President Bush is honest, according to an AP-Ipsos
poll taken at a
> >> >> time
> >> >> of
> >> >> increasing concerns about Iraq, a potential problem
for a president
> >> >> who
> >> > won
> >> >> re-election declaring that "people know where I
stand."
> >> >>
> >> >> The percentage of people who say they consider Bush honest has
dropped
> >> >> slightly from the start of the year. In January, 53 percent
described
> > him
> >> >> that way in the AP-Ipsos poll, while 45 percent said
they did not
> > believe
> >> > he
> >> >> was honest. Now, people are just about evenly split 48 percent
saying
> >> >> he's
> >> >> honest and 50 percent saying he's not.
> >> >>
> >> >> "Whether you agree or disagree with him, the
president has taken a
> >> > pounding
> >> >> on perceptions of his honesty," said Karlyn
Bowman, a public opinion
> >> > analyst
> >> >> at the American Enterprise Institute. She cited as
one example the
> >> >> administration's claims that Iraq had weapons of
mass destruction,
but
> >> > none
> >> >> have been found
> >> >>
> >> >> A solid majority still see Bush as likable and a
strong leader, but
a
> >> >> growing number view the president's confidence as
arrogance, up from
> >> >> 49
> >> >> percent in January to 56 percent now.
> >> >>
> >> >> Bush's overall job approval was at 42 percent, with 55 percent
> >> > disapproving.
> >> >> That's about where his approval rating has been all summer but
> >> >> slightly
> >> >> lower than it was when the year began. His approval
on handling Iraq
> > was
> >> > at
> >> >> 38 percent.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>

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