Yikes! Bad Polling News For Bush. Final Death Spiral Begun?

[MannyGoldstein]

Say what you will about Rasmussen - but they poll daily, and seem to do a good job at measuring what they purport to measure. Their election predictions are certainly excellent.

According to today's Rasmussen results, Bush's approval rating has dropped from 44% to 39% in a single day, which is HUGE. And it's actually even more dramatic than it would seem at first, because the poll is a three-day rolling average, which tends to smooth bumps.

Methinks that Mr. Bush's "hey - it's your kids, not mine" Iraq escalation has started his final death spiral - I expect that the Republicans will soon start the impeachment gears moving (yes the Republicans - they don't want this rotting albatross around their neck).

[kansasblue]

1. Strongly disapprove spiked as well. Now 42%... was 37 % nt

[billybob537]

2. Please don't insult

Rotting albatross's they have feelings too. BBWAhaha

[lancdem]

3. Some other polls are bad for him

like the AP-Ipsos one out today, which has him at 32 percent approval.

[Arkansas Granny]

4. Here's a graphic that I enjoy looking at:

http://www.pollkatz.homestead.com/

[ktlyon]

5. post again when you have three days after speech data

another poll has him moving toward 20% a friend informed me (I have no link)

[Proud Liberal Dem]

6. 2004 election was "Pyhrric Victory" for Bush

I have long since observed that the 2004 Presidential election seems to have ended up being a rather "Pyhrric victory" for Bush et. al since everything for Bush/GOP (i.e. Iraq, Katrina, Social Security, Schiavo) seems to have fallen apart since the aftermath of the election. So much for his vaunted "political capital" and "mandate." :rofl: It's depressing to think of all the things that Kerry could've done (better) or might not done at all had he ended up being elected. OTOH it's probably a good thing he didn't get stuck with Bush's rotting corpse of his Iraq policy.