Poll: Bush getting good marks on the economy

[ringmastery]

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AP Poll Finds Bush Getting Good Marks
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By WILL LESTER, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - Amid rising consumer confidence, President Bush (news - web sites) gets good marks for his handling of the economy from a clear majority of voters for the first time in more than a year, an Associated Press poll finds.

Many offered only qualified support, however.

The uptick in Bush's rating on an issue certain to be central to the upcoming presidential campaign comes as overall public confidence in the economy is as high as it's been since early 2002, according to the national poll conducted last week for the AP by Ipsos-Public Affairs.
In all, 55 percent of registered voters said they approve of Bush's handling of the economy and 43 percent disapproved, according to the survey. That's Bush's best number on this measure in Ipsos polls since the third quarter of 2002, though he briefly came close to this level — at 52 percent — in July of this year.


A month ago, 46 percent approved and 51 percent disapproved of Bush on the economy.

[BlueEyedSon]

1. Go figure....

Consumer Confidence Slips

Dec. 12, 2003

(CBS MarketWatch) Consumers have turned more cautious after deciding that all the talk of an improving U.S. economy may still be just so much hot air, according to researchers at the University of Michigan.

The consumer sentiment index fell Friday to a reading of 89.6 in early December from 93.7 in November. The decline was unexpected. The consensus forecast of Wall Street economists was for sentiment to improve to 95.6.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/12/12/national/main588272.shtml

[PATRICK]

2. Why is it

when talking with anyone who supports Bush or his policies neither I or others can find one who will vote for him?

Media marks won't do it. Bush had to mortgage the future to Armageddon and brutal dying out and slavery to make it look good for now. Instinctually, people have to feel this, even those driven by greed and other charming appetites. The Dems have merely to offer an alternative to get beyond the installed media prejudice against Democrats. All we need is someone to vote "for" with hope.

[Old and In the Way]

5. He will need the media to tell us that a majority of Americans support

his policies in order to provide cover for stealing the election using non-verifiable touchscreen voting systems.

[wanderingbear]

3. No..

Bush is having his spin doctors make up lies about the economy to realease to the press.

[Ksec]

4. nevermind the fact that its costing us billions of dollars to fund this

crap. The economy is lousy, and it wont get better because people are making low wages which shuts the machine down.