Oh great! Bush approval rises to 55 percent in CNN poll

[diplomats]

As much of a bummer as this is, the poll was done Oct. 6-8, right before and after the recall, so I think that's the reason for the increase. Anyone else have a theory?

http://www.pollingreport.com

[berner59]

1. maybe...

...but a new Quinnipiac poll has Lieberman & Kerry both beating Bush...but I think it's CT voters only...

[WinstonChurchill]

3. Of Course Lieberman Beats Bush in CT

If you can't win your own state, you shouldn't get out of bed.

[JohnKleeb]

10. Woodrow Wilson won the 1916 election but lost his home state

Last time that ever happened, oh yeah same with Gore but * is considered the overall winner.

[dolstein]

20. No he didn't -- get your facts straight

Woodrow Wilson was governor of New Jersey, a state he lost in 1916, but he was born in Virginia, which he carried.

[diplomats]

13. Thanks for the tip

Here's the link:

http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x8467.xml

Bush has dropped to 43 percent approval, 53 percent disapproval, the worst he's ever polled in Connecticut by far. Actually, state polls are the most important, and in many states Bush is in free-fall. It looks like we have a good chance of winning the states we won in 2000 and adding some red states like Arizona.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. It is the arnie bump and the games

they have been playing with econ numbers

The revised numbers came today, when nobody is paying attention...

Surprise, surprise they are not that good

[mandyky]

4. Since when do we believe the polls?

Dumbya's in trouble, they pulled out the right winger polling lists.

[shoebooty]

5. stock market

it's been going up so everyone may feel things are improving. I think it's gonna crash real soon due to the failing economy.

[newyawker99]

19. Hi shoebooty!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[watercolors]

6. polls are for the birds

don't put much thought into them!!

[mlawson]

7. Don't worry too much unless he gets increases two months in a row.

That might mean that something is going on. But still, it's hard to minimize the effects of Ah-nuld winning in CA. There are lots and lots of seriously stupid people voting, and they are just the ones to vote for bush again, because they LIKE him....

[WinstonChurchill]

8. This May Be Within the Margin of Error

This isn't all that different from the earlier polls

[diplomats]

9. I did notice that his disapproval only dropped 3 points

from 45 to 42. That's probably the more important number.

[roguevalley]

11. These are less important and informative than more science

driven polls. I think it got freeped.

[diplomats]

12. This wasn't a phone poll

I still think it's because of the recall.

[diplomats]

14. For some good polling news, see this

National Public Radio Poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies (R) and Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D). Sept. 24-Oct. 1, 2003. N=1,002 likely voters nationwide.

"I know it is a long way off, but thinking about the elections in 2004, if the election for president were held today and the candidates were Republican George W. Bush and the Democratic nominee for president, for whom would you vote: Republican George W. Bush or the Democratic nominee for president?" If undecided, ask: "Which way do you lean as of today? Do you lean toward Republican George W. Bush or the Democratic nominee?"

May 2003 - Bush, 50 percent, Dem 35 percent
Sept-Oct. 2003 - Bush 46 percent, Dem 46 percent

Bush's 15-point margin has evaporated. Poof!

[childslibrarian]

15. I have found CNN

to be so right leaning it is ridiculous lately. I think MSNBC is actually more moderate lately. CNN slobbering over Arnold was amazing...

[SemperEadem]

16. don't believe it...

they didn't call me and ask me anything on this...

[RummyTheDummy]

17. Better get used to it.

If you're going to pay attention to polls (and I think most people here do either secretly or not so secretly) you're going to have to be prepared for a lot of ups and downs between now and Nov. 04.

Brace yourself. It's going to be a bumpy ride with a photo finish -- yet again.

[MarianJack]

18. I'm Responding to You...

...because you're reminding me of one of my favorite Movies, "All About Eve". At the point where Bette Davis realizes what a b*tch Eve is, she says "Fasten your seatbelts, we're in for a bumpy night!".

We're in for a bumpy election where our candidate and WE will be attacked without mercy. He will go up and down. We will go up and down. We have to realize that we have to be every bit as mean as they are, but we also have to have the FACTS ready to back up what we say.

An ahnald bump was inevitable. As things get worse, it will also be temporary.

[snippy]

21. Two reasons for this slight bounce for Whistle Ass.

1. Recent economic news has been more encouraging. This may or may not continue.

2. Neither the Wilson affair nor Iraq has generated any new information that illustrates how criminally incompetent and incompetently criminal the Whistle Ass administration is. As that new information develops, as it surely will, the downward trend should resume.

On Wall Street this poll might be called a dead cat bounce.