AOL Poll on * and how he is doing

[biscotti]

How would you rate President Bush's overall performance?
Poor 73%
Good 10%
Excellent 10%
Fair 7%
Do Bush's poll ratings signal long-term trouble for him?
Yes 75%
No 25%
Which issue do you believe has been the most damaging for him?
War in Iraq 69%
Hurricane Katrina 16%
Rising gas prices 14%
Total Votes: 141,697

http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20051013102009990011&ncid=NWS00010000000001

Additional questions down the page

[OhioChick]

1. Done n/t

[Oeditpus Rex]

2. This is significant, I think

AOL political polls used to go about 50-50, but in the last few months the results been shifting away from the Wregime. This is the biggest example of that I've seen so far.

AOL polls on * usually top out at around 200,000 responses, so there's still a chance for this to move a little.

[fight4my3sons]

3. Done n/t

[newyawker99]

31. Hi fight4my3sons!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[FloridaPat]

4. Wow! That's been a very repub leaning site!

[Child_Of_Isis]

7. You can tell by their priorities.

Hurricane Katrina 16%
Rising gas prices 14%



The pocketbook is 2% less than human lives and suffering. Small difference, eh?

[Tigress DEM]

29. Rising (natural) gas prices can mean people freeze to death.

Poll wasn't specific.

Also, since people know Bush is an oil man and the corruption is being noted they may hold him MORE accountable for that than Iraq or Katrina - which they MAY see as stuff he could have done better on, but not something he's helped rig.

[willing dwarf]

12. Quite remarkable since AOL is always very conservative!

[Oeditpus Rex]

14. Very conservative?

AOL is the melting pot of the internets. Its polls tend to be pretty accurate reflections of what Mer'kins are thinking. At least, in my 12-year experience.

[willing dwarf]

22. Consumerism is their party line...

Maybe I'm too far left of center to judge it clearly, but my experience of AOL news service etc. is that it is designed solely to sell what's "in." And the polls they run come back far to the right of where I am. This is one of the first times I remember the AOL polling response to jive with my responses.

So perhaps very conservative is too strong a term, but really when you look at what consumerism is designed to prop up, what the whole "American way of life" (as played by middle America)is all about it's all framed around a very conservative, big business first agenda.

[Chemical Bill]

33. They push poll the party line generally.

Don't know how they let this slip through. But notice the options don't include "stealing elections."

Bill

[babylonsister]

5. Happily done! nt

[mom cat]

6. Scope out all the questions.. They are good.

[jsamuel]

8. d o n e ./

[ElsewheresDaughter]

9. DONE...AND THE NEW RESULTS ARE.....

How would you rate President Bush's overall performance?
Poor 73%
Good 10%
Excellent 10%
Fair 7%

Do Bush's poll ratings signal long-term trouble for him?
Yes 75%
No 25%

Which issue do you believe has been the most damaging for him?
War in Iraq 69%
Hurricane Katrina 16%
Rising gas prices 14%

Total Votes: 160,737
Note on Poll Results

[Laelth]

10. Looks good.

How would you rate President Bush's overall performance?
Poor 73%
Good 10%
Excellent 10%
Fair 7%
Do Bush's poll ratings signal long-term trouble for him?
Yes 75%
No 25%
Which issue do you believe has been the most damaging for him?
War in Iraq 69%
Hurricane Katrina 16%
Rising gas prices 14%
Total Votes: 162,160

Keep it kicked! :kick:

-Laelth

[sepia_steel]

11. done

How would you rate President Bush's overall performance?
Poor 73%
Good 10%
Excellent 10%
Fair 7%
Do Bush's poll ratings signal long-term trouble for him?
Yes 75%
No 25%
Which issue do you believe has been the most damaging for him?
War in Iraq 69%
Hurricane Katrina 16%
Rising gas prices 14%

Total Votes: 163,292



EEEEEEET'S ALIIIIIIIIIVE!!!!

[Booster]

13. Now, that was fun. Just a couple of years ago the results would

have been just the opposite so it's pretty obvious most Repugs are just as sick of this guy as we are.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

15. done.

be still my heart!

[ignatius 2]

16. Done..I chose rising gas prices on the last question because even

though Iraq and Katrina were obviously the most horrific, his ratings didn't really start falling 'til gas prices soared earlier this year.

Many Americans sadly do not give a damn unless it hurts them. Now,it seems many of them are jumping on the Iraq war as his worst problem,probably to make themselves feel all moral, but IMHO it was the gas price on the pocketbook that did him in.

Whatever, I m glad to see him going down, but I really wish it was NOW,not in 3 more long ass years.

[Blue Belle]

17. That poll was better than average question wise...

usually it leans more to the right, but this one seemed a little more even keeled. Maybe it's just that the stance of more Americans is changing and I haen't let myself accept this good news for fear that it is fleeting.

[Eugene]

18. Done

Over performance? 73% Poor

Long term trouble? 75% Yes

Most damaging issue? 69% Iraq

Total Votes: 170485

:kick:

[MellowOne]

19. Done

KOOL!!!

[tnlefty]

20. Wow! When I finished - Dems will take control of the House in '06

is at 69%!!!! Yeah baby!!

[HEAVYHEART]

21. Done and kicked!

Scroll the down the page and you'll see this question. Not sure if you guys voted on this.

Which is more to blame for Bush's poll ratings?

Decisions and actions within his control 80%
Circumstances beyond his control 20%
Total Votes: 90,917




:bounce:

[intheflow]

23. That was fun. n/t

[FreedomAngel82]

24. Hilarious!

Here's my results and it's 12:03am est

How would you rate President Bush's overall performance?
Poor 73%
Good 10%
Excellent 10%
Fair 7%
Do Bush's poll ratings signal long-term trouble for him?
Yes 75%
No 25%
Which issue do you believe has been the most damaging for him?
War in Iraq 69%
Hurricane Katrina 17%
Rising gas prices 14%
Total Votes: 259,136

Which is more to blame for Bush's poll ratings?
Decisions and actions within his control 80%
Circumstances beyond his control 20%
Total Votes: 132,965

What should be Bush's top priority?
Iraq 51%
Energy costs 29%
Katrina recovery 10%
Other 10%
Total Votes: 71,994

Is Bush out of touch with issues that are important to you?
Yes 83%
No 17%
Total Votes: 71,969

Do you think Bush will be remembered as an effective president?
No 83%
Yes 17%
Total Votes: 72,389

The last question is the best one and oh so sweet!!! Especially all they tried to do with ruining Clinton.

[BrightKnight]

25. done - n/t

[FreedomAngel82]

26. Here's some more results I didn't see till just now that are good!!

Harriet Miers will get confirmed to the Supreme Court.
Fiction 55%
Fact 45%
Total Votes: 115,274

President Bush's approval rating will jump by this time next year.
Fiction 78%
Fact 22%
Total Votes: 118,845

Democrats will win control of Congress in 2006.
Fact 69%
Fiction 31%
Total Votes: 119,614

This last one is the best!

[IndyOp]

27. Total Votes: 278,146 - Looks Good!

How would you rate President Bush's overall performance?
Poor 73%
Good 10%
Excellent 10%


Do Bush's poll ratings signal long-term trouble for him?
Yes 75%
No 25%

Which issue do you believe has been the most damaging for him?
War in Iraq 69%
Hurricane Katrina 17%
Rising gas prices 14%

[Us vs Them]

28. Uh oh.

I took this poll a number of hours ago (6+) and since then the numbers have gone slightly more to the right.

Not by much, though, perhaps ~1% for each question.

[Barad Simith]

30. voted, recommended, kicking (nt)

[fighttheevilempire]

32. done 73% poor

How would you rate President Bush's overall performance?
Poor 73%
Good 10%
Excellent 10%
Fair 7%
Do Bush's poll ratings signal long-term trouble for him?
Yes 75%
No 25%
Which issue do you believe has been the most damaging for him?
War in Iraq 69%
Hurricane Katrina 17%
Rising gas prices 14%
Total Votes: 310,536

Which is more to blame for Bush's poll ratings?
Decisions and actions within his control 80%
Circumstances beyond his control 20%
Total Votes: 161,120

Harriet Miers will get confirmed to the Supreme Court.
Fiction 55%
Fact 45%
Total Votes: 138,998

President Bush's approval rating will jump by this time next year.
Fiction 78%
Fact 22%
Total Votes: 143,307

Democrats will win control of Congress in 2006.
Fact 69%
Fiction 31%
Total Votes: 144,279

[deadparrot]

34. done. nt

[Pam-Moby]

35. Done

How would you rate President Bush's overall performance?
Poor 73%
Good 10%
Excellent 10%
Fair 7%
Do Bush's poll ratings signal long-term trouble for him?
Yes 75%
No 25%
Which issue do you believe has been the most damaging for him?
War in Iraq 69%
Hurricane Katrina 17%
Rising gas prices 14%
Total Votes: 310,701
Note on Poll Results
:rofl:

[malmapus]

36. Done

How would you rate President Bush's overall performance?
Poor 73%
Good 10%
Excellent 10%
Fair 7%
Do Bush's poll ratings signal long-term trouble for him?
Yes 75%
No 25%
Which issue do you believe has been the most damaging for him?
War in Iraq 69%
Hurricane Katrina 17%
Rising gas prices 14%
Total Votes: 310,785
Note on Poll Results

[Califooyah Operative]

37. done

[johnaries]

38. Sorry, I'm AFRAID to vote on AOL polls anymore,

since they gave full access to Homeland Security.
:scared:

Glad I'm on Earthlink!

[Dragonfli]

39. Done - NT

[RobbinsdaleDem]

40. done