Janette: Bush Approval Rating Crashes to 43% - Now Pollsters Focus on Fudging Iraq Invasion Responses
Corporate pollsters, who for so long were able to tweak and tug Bush's approval rating enough to keep it just above the critical 50% mark, have given up the ghost on his approval ratings - the highest they can tug it now is 43% (which means it's probably at about 35% or so). Now they are turning their "polling magic" to a new Bush-protective front: the public's opinion on Bush's invasion of Iraq. This, of course is a critical question as the 9/11 hearings heat up. So now according to this poll we find, quite miraculously, that even though 60% of Americans disapprove of Bush's handling of Iraq, 57% think it was just dandy that he attacked the country, Yeah, right! We expect to see a flurry of polls along these lines in the near future.
el - While some polls are slanted, (AP, Gallup and Fox for example), this might be a bit harsh. Polls are slanted more on their interpretation of results and the difficult and changing nature of reaching the electorate - people don't like to answer phones and take surveys. Still, only 43% approval is a disaster for Rove. In just talking to people about Iraq I still find a majority of people supported the invasion despite the fact that the present situation was totally predictable. It will take a while to wear away the invade Iraq propaganda campaign.
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