LAT/Bloomberg has Chimpy Approval at 44% (+3)

[npincus]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-poll21sep21,0,2149217.story?coll=la-home-headlines

WTF? NYT/CBS poll came out w/37% yesterday.

One of the key figures — Bush's approval rating — rose among registered voters from 41% in late June to 44% in the new poll, with 54% disapproving. In January, 45% of registered voters expressed approval of his job performance.

Bush's improved standing tracks with the direction of most other recent national surveys. The Times/Bloomberg poll shows Bush has made consistent, if modest, gains among Democrats, independents and Republicans.

The president's backing from his Republican base, a political asset that has wavered during the last year, again looks solid, with more than four out of every five GOP respondents giving him positive marks.

[fooj]

1. What a bunch of crap!

Bush's improved standing tracks with the direction of most other recent national surveys.

[LSparkle]

2. Miss Karla Rove has sent out the mass e-mail ...

All the polls will now fall in line ...

[babylonsister]

3. Consistent gains among Dems? Fat chance. nt

[MrModerate]

4. Polling methodologies differ . . .

I've seen one recently with Bush down at 37. Let's see what the average is next week.

And yes, I realize that the MSM is jumping on the "Bush popular recovery" bandwagon -- but these guys have the attention span of a mayfly. They'll be off this meme before tomorrow night and chasing tainted okra in canned gumbo.