Bush is getting his ass kicked in this MSNBC survey

[ButterflyBlood]

http://www.msnbc.com/news/965703.asp

87% disapprove of him.

[Maccagirl]

1. Count me as one of the ass-kickers.

And it felt so good!

[DrBB]

2. One percent for every billion he's demanding

...for his war. How apt.

[Booberdawg]

3. It's only 52% disapproval in the newsweek results

internet polls are not accurate

[NWHarkness]

6. The accuracy is not the point

I think we all realize that these internet polls are not accurate.

However, the talking news on TV will tout the results if they are favorable to Bush. Every time we get one to go our way, we take a weapon out of their hands.

[Robin Hood]

4. Here's what I got.

The poll was taken Sept. TK-TK, 2003 and had a +/- 3 percent margin of error.

1215 web site responses
* Percentages may not total to 100% for each question due to non-responses

1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?
Approve 11%
Disapprove 88%
Don't know 1%

2. All in all, do you think the risk of a major terrorist attack on the United States is higher or lower today than it was before September 11th, 2001--or do you think the risk of another major attack is about the same?
Higher 58%
Lower 12%
Same 28%
Don't Know 2%


3. How confident are you that the United States will successfully establish a stable democratic form of government in Iraq over the long term?
Very confident 5%
Somewhat confident 7%
Not too confident 25%
Not at all confident 63%


4. From what you know now, do you think the United States did the right thing in taking military action against Iraq last March, or not?
Yes, did the right thing 13%
No, did not do the right thing 84%
Don't know 3%



5. President Bush has asked Congress for $87 billion in additional funding for U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Do you favor or oppose this additional spending?
Favor 17%
Oppose 78%
Don't Know 5%


6. Thinking about the number of U.S. military personnel now in Iraq, do you think the United States should
Send more troops to Iraq 13%
Keep the same amount of troops 11%
Reduce their number and begin bringing troops home 70%
Don't know 6%

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

7. Yeah, but the "official" Newsweek poll numbers are exact opposites.

Which one is skewed?

[rasputin1952]

9. Polls depend on demographics...

if Newsweek chose generally safe GOP districts, the #'s would be reversed, just as they are. Same thing for the dems.

This is one of the reasons that I have little faith in polls. It is way to easy to choose where and whom they wish to contact.

In fact, I am willing to bet that less than 5% of anyone oat DU was ever polled abouot anything. Just who these people are that have been polled, is always a mystery. I've only known 1 person that ever got a call about a political poll.

The good thing is, someone in the admin is monitoring this particular poll, and knowing that bush only goes before 'friendly' crowds, realizes that those to take the effort to log in and make a vote, are the ones that will most likely vote in the '04 election.

[LoZoccolo]

10. Actually, I think the MSNBC one is...

Less conservatives are likely to run into this poll while perusing the MSNBC site because a lot of them don't trust the "liberal media" and wouldn't go on the MSNBC site to begin with.

On edit: That having been said, 52% is still low.

[cliss]

5. Wow. Things are looking.....

Down. You know you're dead meat when an Accounts Payable clerk sends you a forwarded email about what an ass Bush is. I was so surprised. I got a very hostile, critical email which had apparently been spread over a large subscriber list. It was something about Bush and his handling of the Iraq crisis.

Incidentally, this is the same little gal who was wearing an American Flag shirt a mere few months ago. While she proudly proclaimed her patriotism, the rest of us who weren't quite so sure, quietly went back to work while these peacocks strutted their stuff.

So, dear DU:ers. It appears that there are some cracks in the monolith. They are not as impervious as they would have us believe.

All our work seems to be paying off.

Still to early to tell, though.

[flamingyouth]

8. My foot, his ass - felt good

Hope he's having a great weekend!

[are_we_united_yet]

11. Most of you may be too young to

remember the Shake and Bake commercials on TV. But for those who do remember I can only say,

"And we hayyyelped"

[stopbush]

12. MSNBC Header: Price of Peace??

How about "Price of Imperialism"?