Bush Approval Rating Rises
A new Zogby poll shows the president’s job approval rating rising 5 points to 50 percent. Zogby’s numbers are usually about 5 points lower than other polls; so it wouldn’t surprise me if, say Gallup, were to show the number at 55 percent in a few days.
In fact, I expect the president will get the UN resolution he wants and will look very presidential as he meets with various world leaders, like he did with Gerhard Schroeder yesterday. It wouldn’t surprise me if his job approval numbers went even higher over the next month.
However, these polls are as worthless as the polls that showed the president’s job approval at 90 percent or 45 percent. At this stage in the campaign, job approval ratings are meaningless. The election is still 13 months away. I expect the economy to soar like a rocket by then, setting the president up nicely for election.
UPDATE: A new Battleground poll shows job approval at 54 percent. As I noted, Zogby is usually about 5 points below other polls.
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