Bush's Approval Ratings Climb in April

[Freddie Stubbs]

WASHINGTON - President Bush (news - web sites)'s approval ratings have climbed during April despite growing instability in Iraq (news - web sites) and the deadliest month for U.S. forces there since the invasion last year.

Bush's overall job approval rose to 48 percent, 5 percentage points higher than the rating he received in early April, according to a poll released Monday by the Pew Research Center for The People & The Press. Forty-three percent disapprove of Bush's job performance.

While the president's overall job score is up, 48 percent of Americans disapprove of the way he is dealing with Iraq, and just 36 percent think Bush has a clear plan for bringing the situation in Iraq to a successful conclusion. Those numbers are not markedly different from a similar survey conducted April 1-4.

Public support for the decision to use military force in Iraq has not changed significantly. The poll found that 54 percent think the United States made the right decision to use military force — about the same as in early February. And 53 percent of those polled support maintaining U.S. forces in Iraq until a stable government is established.

more: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=536&ncid=536&e=5&u=/ap/20040426/ap_on_el_pr/bush_poll

[demnan]

1. It must be the planets

as Nancy Waterman predicted. I can't think of any other reason.

[Just Me]

2. Polls, polls, polls.

I will say this: we simply can no longer deny that negative attacks WORK!! The right-wing neo-fascists have been using character assault tactics for 30+ years and they have produced the results they seek.

[The Sushi Bandit]

3. F**k BUSH

[dawn]

4. Only 48%?

Certainly, not a majority.

I don't trust polls, anyway.

[Nlighten1]

5. This has got to be bs.

Most of the Republicans I work with and my parents say they won't vote for him again.

[MasonJar]

6. I heard someone interviewed who said that the battles in Iraq probably

caused the rise since Americans tend to be loyal to the Pres during war no matter who he is. He also commented that it would not last forever if things do not get better.

[a560]

7. the american people are idiots

[Moderator]

8. duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=511897&mesg_id=511897