Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2004 4:35 p.m. EST
Bush Bounce Confounds the Media
NewsMax.com's Fr. Michael Reilly notes that President Bush's approval ratings are on the rise again, much to the chagrin of the mainstream press.
The results of the first major post-election poll show a big bounce for President Bush, with a CNN/Gallup survey awarding Bush a 55 percent job approval rating, with only 42 percent disapproving.
What's more, Bush's personal popularity is 60 percent as opposed to 39 percent who do not approve.
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Administration officials are also registering strong approval numbers, with Colin Powell leading the pack at 87 percent. Condoleeza Rice wins a 63 percent approval rating while Vice President Cheney comes in at a healthy 53 percent.
Even the media's latest target, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has a 51 percent approval rating, with the Democrat's Darth Vader, Attorney General John Ashcroft winning a 50 percent approval rating.
The president's post-election bounce has undoubtedly startled much of the big media, who have been warning that a second Bush administration would be even "worse" than the first.
As NewsMax had reported before the election, the Center for Media and Public Affairs showed that John Kerry got the "best press ever" of any recent presidential candidate, with 58 percent positive coverage to Bush's 36 percent.
As Bush began to rise in the post-convention polls, the percetage of pro-Kerry coverage rose to 77 percent. Meanwhile, Bush's positive coverage slipped to 34 percent.
Now that the election is over and the media has less opportunity to pummel the president, his ratings are on the rise.
Imagine what the margin of Bush's victory would be if the press had covered the election fairly. |
