Rasmussen has Bush at 37%: then explains why he differs from other polls.

[kansasblue]

At Rasmussen Reports, we ask if people Strongly Approve, Somewhat Approve, Somewhat Disapprove, or Strongly Disapprove of the way the President is performing his job.

This approach, in the current political environment, yields results about 3-4 points higher than if we simply ask if people if they approve or disapprove (we have tested this by asking the question both ways on the same night). Presumably, this is because some people who are a bit uncomfortable saying they “Approve” are willing to say they “Somewhat Approve.” It’s worth noting that, with our approach, virtually nobody offers a “Not Sure” response when asked about the President.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/polling_methodology_job_approval_ratings

[Fresh_Start]

1. there's spread between polls consistently

part of it is related to the methodology they use to select who to poll, how/whether to weigh results to 'simulate overall population', it can be related to when/how they poll, the specific language of the poll questionaire, ......

[central scrutinizer]

2. strongly approve, approve, or hate God and America

[Parche]

3. polls

I heard he as at 28% this morning....I believe that one...

[Dawgs]

4. So, they basically figured out a way to get his approvals higher.

When we have a Dem prez are they going to continue and ask the same way?