In other words: A discussion of The Bush Administration
Going Down.
(emphasis on certain numbers: mine)
Zogby America Poll. Sept. 3-5, 2003
"Do you think President Bush deserves to be reelected or do you think it is time for someone new?"
Deserves: 40%
Someone New: 52%
Not Sure: 8%
Time/CNN Poll conducted by Harris Interactive. Sept. 3-4, 2003
"If George W. Bush runs for reelection in 2004, would you say you will definitely vote for him, might vote for or against him, or will you definitely vote against him?”
Definitely For: 29%
Might Vote For Or Against: 25%
Definitely Against: 41%
Not Sure: 5%
Ipsos-Reid/Cook Political Report Poll. Sept. 2-4, 2003
"If the election were held today, would you definitely vote to reelect George W. Bush as president, consider voting for someone else, or definitely vote for someone else as president?"
Definitely Bush: 38%
Consider Someone Else: 24%
Vote for Someone Else: 36%
Not Sure: 2%
Well, you've got the numbers, and so do the press, and yet they have headlines like:
Can any Democrat beat President Bush in 2004?
For a jarring juxtaposition, check out this paragraph:
Some 41 percent of all registered voters say they will definitely vote against Bush; just 29 percent say they will definitely vote for him. So Bush must woo about seven in ten swing voters -- not a difficult task for a popular incumbent, but far from a certainty.
The idea that Bush was popular was always debatable. Now it is a fact he is not, yet the press is certain he is, facts be damned. How else can an editor have a paragraph that says 41% will vote against Bush, while only 29% say they will vote for him, and then say he is popular. Pathetic. Perhaps they're just embarrassed that they sold their soul to Rove but didn't get the 72 virgins. Maybe they didn'y read this final nail in the coffin for the "popular war time President" myth:
Bush Numbers Hit New Low
Less than half (45%) of the respondents said they rated his [Bush] job performance good or excellent, while a majority (54%) said it was fair or poor. In August Zogby International polling, his rating was 52% positive, 48% negative. Today’s results mark the first time a majority of likely voters have given the president an unfavorable job performance rating since he took office.
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