Venezuelan Poll: Chavez Enjoys 62.4% Approval Rating

[IndianaGreen]

Venezuelan Poll: Chavez Enjoys 62.4% Approval Rating

October 13th 2009, by Kiraz Janicke - Venezuelanalysis.com

Caracas, October 12th 2009 (Venezuelanalysis.com) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez enjoys an approval rating of 62.4% according to the results of the latest survey carried out by the Venezuelan Institute of Data Analysis (IVAD).

The survey, which was published on Thursday, also showed that 36% of Venezuelans disapprove of Chavez while 1.6% of those polled were undecided or did not answer the question.

However, while Chavez's individual popularity remains high, support for his United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) is much lower at 32.3%, according to the poll.

The PSUV was created in December 2006 at the initiative of Chavez to unite leftist forces in support of the process of social change known as the Bolivarian revolution that he has presided over since he was first elected in 1999.

Despite the gap between support for Chavez and support for the PSUV, the PSUV remains in first place nationally with Venezuelan opposition parties trailing far behind. The Democratic Action (Accion Democratica) party enjoys 5.3% support, Justice First (Primero Justicia) 4.4%, A New Era (Un Nuevo Tiempo) 2.5%, COPEI 2.2%, while other smaller parties account for 4.8%. Meanwhile, 46.5% of respondents to the poll were undecided or did not answer the question regarding political party support.

http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news/4857

[Joe Chi Minh]

1. .... and the rest!

[CalvinandHobbes]

2. Poll done by the Govt??????????????? nt

[BolivarianHero]

3. It's an interesting poll...

http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/34289/most_venezuelans_want_chvez_gone_by_2012

Angus-Reid takes a different spin on it; they fail to include the poll showing that the PSUV is decimating the other parties among decided voters in the 2010 legislative elections (and in general) and they fail to include his approval rating. They also emphasize wanting Chavez gone in 2012, when in realtiy the poll shows that less than 1/3 of Venezuelans would want to recall him, fewer than in 2000.

[spanza]

4. Both sources seem biased

I think venezuelananalysis and the one you posted are both biased since both present the numbers that back their point of view.

angus reid:
Would you vote for Hugo Chávez in the next presidential election?

Sept. 2009: Yes=39.8%; No=43.6%
Jun. 2009 : Yes=42.4%; No= 40.1%

Venezuelananalysis:
"In relation to the upcoming elections for the National Assembly scheduled for December 2010, the survey indicated a 36.8% preference for PSUV legislators and those of other parties allied to Chavez, while 25.5% prefer legislators identified with the opposition, 37.7% did not express an opinion."


But they are talking about different issues. The PSUV is decimating other parties for the 2010 elections when you take those parties separately. If you aggregate them, the picture is quite different.