September 07, 2003
Going Down?
From Zogby, an independent polling company:
President George W. Bush’s job performance ratings have reached the lowest point since his pre-Inauguration days … a majority (52%) said it’s time for someone new in the White House, while just two in five (40%) said the president deserves to be re-elected.
Just two in five (40%) said they would choose Bush if the election were held today, while 47% said they would elect a Democratic candidate.
Both polls have a margin of error of +/- 3.2%. It’s worth reading the full article — it seems a lot of Democrat voters still think Bush will win. How long that perception will last remains to be seen.
Posted by Thomas Scott at September 7, 2003 12:56 PMWant to know the big problem with these polls… they never mention a specific opponent. Every single Democrat who goes up against Bush in a poll loses by a wide margin. It’s easy to do a poll in which Bush faces some utopian unknown candidate… but pick and name, and Bush wins, hands down.
Posted by: CJ at September 7, 2003 07:34 PMI have two words on this.
“Lame Duck”
Gallop polls don’t agree. They show Bush’s ratings in upper 50% and cumulative approval still quite high.
This cumulative stat is far more reliable than the static moment in time poll. There is still reason for grave concern this President will be a shoe in.
Posted by: David R Remer at September 8, 2003 11:58 AM
