What Bounce? Post 9-11 Bounce Evaporates for Bush & GOP...

[npincus]

http://electioncentral.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2006/sep/18/bushs_post_sept_11_bounce_evaporates

OK, so today's Gallup has his approval at 44%.... let's call that one an outlier.


As you can see, according to Rasmussen, Bush's approval rating was at 42% on Sept. 9, peaked at 47% on Sept. 14, and has since dropped again to 41% a week after Sept. 11 -- lower than it was just before Sept. 11.

Meanwhile, here are a few other Bush polls:

-- On Sept. 12, a Gallup poll: Approve 39%, Disapprove 56%

-- On Sept. 14, a WSJ/NBC poll: Approval 42%, Disapprove 53%

-- Also on Sept. 14, a Fox News poll: Approve 40%, Disapprove 49%

Now check out all the most recent polls on Congress. The one poll that GOP backers like to point to is a Sept. 15 Zogby poll which found Dems were leading the GOP in the generic Congressional matchup only by three points, 37%-34%. They also point to a Fox News poll with similar results: Democrats 41%, Republicans 38%.

But those results are at odds with four other polls of the Congressional matchup released since Sept. 11 -- each of which showed a Dem edge of anywhere from eight to 14 points:

-- On Sept 15, an AP-Ipsos poll: Democrats 53%, Republicans 39%

-- On Sept. 14, a Pew poll: Democrats 52%, Republicans 40%

-- On Sept. 14, a Wall Street Journal poll: Democrats 48%, Republicans 39%

-- On Sept. 13, an ABC poll: Democrats 50%, Republicans 42%

So there you have it. And needless to say, all these numbers were certain taken during the GOP's intense and relentless "national security" blitz

[David Dunham]

1. Correct. Bush's numbers will drop as people forget the 9/11 hoopla