Bush's "Surge"?

[Memekiller]

http://www.tpmcafe.com/story/2005/7/11/1976/31022

After weeks of flagging poll numbers for Bush -- and a media who ignored them -- we get this mysterious story from the LA Times gleefully cheering "After Flagging Support, a Second Wind for Bush" http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-assess10jul10,0,3926775.story.

One would think that after no stories about Bush's slog, a story of Bush's "second wind" might include a poll. But the only polls cited were taken /before/ the London attacks -- you know, the one statistic in all that time where Bush's positive numbers were actually a few percentage points bigger than his negatives: Bush's handling of the War on Terror. Based on that statistic alone, and numerous quotes from pollsters who have no poll to give us to back up their claims, Bush is "surging" because of his strength on Terror.

I wonder: If there is a "bounce" as they're predicting, will it indeed be due to Bush's reputation as a strong leader? Or the media's framing of the situation that way before they have any qualitative evidence to back them up?


/The media is not your friend. It is your enemy.
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[aquart]

1. Is there one actual poll number in that story?

[Proud2BAmurkin]

2. LOL.."A surge in public concern about terror means A PROBABLE BOOST"

WHAT FUCKIN TOOLS THEY ARE!

"A surge in public concern about terrorism means a probable boost in support for President Bush and the war in Iraq."

:rofl:

[coloradodem2005]

3. The media blows goats. I have proof.

[Poiuyt]

4. The latest Pew poll shows that Bush has gone up in job approval

over the last couple of months

http://pollingreport.com/BushJob.htm

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?" If "Depends": "Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?"

7/7-10/05

Approve 47%


Disapprove 46%


Unsure 7%

[Deja Q]

5. So 46% of the populace has a brain. 54% doesn't.

Pity the minority has to suffer with the majority...

[Memekiller]

6. Still doesn't let the LA Times off the hook...

They claim the London attacks will give him a boost.

[Up2Late]

7. They don't call it "The L.A. Dog Trainer" for nothing

They must figure (probably correctly) that the WH Tools on Fox "news" and all the other RW media will pick it up and start hyping this bogus Poll.

[Memekiller]

8. What poll? n/t

[daa]

9. There will be no bounce for chimpy

This proves his misadventure in Iraq was a waste of time and he should have finished the war on terror with OBL in Afghanistan and Pakistan. But no, he had to fuck around in Iraq. This is a real loser for this bastard.