So, if Fox has Bush at 33%, and Gallup at 32%, what's the REAL number?

[smoogatz]

Those two polls have been high-side outliers for Bush since he ran in 2000. What will the numbers be when the REAL polls come in? 28%? 29%? Or the Nixononian all-time low of 27%? Oh, be still my heart!

[Warpy]

1. I've always thought the hard core idiots in this country

were somewhere between 25%-30%. I may have overestimated a bit. I can see Stupid's numbers going to the lower 20s if he keeps on the way he's done for the past 5 years, especially if he starts another ruinous and unwinnable war before he's extricated us from the last two.

Morons will always be with us. What we need to do from now on is keep them away from things that can hurt them and us, like political power.

[still_one]

2. and in spite of this the MSM is still covering his ass

[MarianJack]

8. No, Not COVERING His Ass,...

...but GLORIFYING it! :puke:

Don't forget, "people really LIKE this president! :crazy: :silly: :wtf:

[still_one]

14. thanks for the correction

[MarianJack]

16. 'Welcome!

:hi:

[Jack Rabbit]

3. Mid- to high-twneties. Thirty tops.

Rasmussen had him at 36%. Those are usually the high numbers for him in a round of polling.

[NewJeffCT]

4. I'm guessing 28-29 now

But, it's been almost 20 years since I had a class in statistics.

If gas prices this summer are $3.50/gallon, I expect even Fox & Gallup will have him down in the high 20s.

[LeftNYC]

5. My Uncle who voted for Bush is pro-life and supported the war

hates Bush. I dont think my Uncle has ever voted against a Republican, but he told me he will vote Dem in '08 and vote Dem in local elections in '06...

[glitch]

6. It's got to be below Nixon's if these guys admit he's this low.

I used to always dock 10 points from their scores.

[madame defarge]

7. At this rate...

he'll be in negative numbers by the time his term is up... B-)

(OK, I know the base will never give up...but a person can dream, can't I?)

[Captain Hilts]

9. Probably 32% and 33%.

They don't change criteria otherwise the historic numbers would be meaningless.

Gallup publishes all the details of how they balance their data, etc.

In other words, they're not fudging. Bush's poll numbers move in a cluster. Believe me, pollsters don't get along well enough to coordinate that.

[KyuzoGator]

10. The liberal media is clearly skewing these results.

Fox News is a well-known for injecting their leftist liberal spin into everything.

[pacalo]

11. Mid to high 20's...

The clues that they're lower:

(1) The media's sudden critical reporting

(2) Discrepancies in regard to the "Bush's lowest number yet", suggesting media fudging is going on. A CBS poll reported 34% in February 2006, yet months later when his approval rating was 2 points higher (36%), the media reported it to be "Bush's lowest number yet".

[Jane Austin]

12. Gallup has Bush at 36%, not 32% approval rating.

The survey was reported on April 13.

I think the confusion is because Gallup used to be associated with CNN. Since Gallup dropped them, CNN uses Opinion Research.

CNN/ Opinion Research is the poll that has Bush at 32%.

The point of your post is on target, though: Bush is in the crapper! :)

[leftofthedial]

13. about 18

roughly the number of religiously insane, plus zillionaires, plus fascists, plus actual idiots who are able somehow to answer a survey

[orleans]

15. zoogby needs to do another poll! n/t