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To: Dale Baker who wrote (9915)	1/27/2006 9:44:35 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541531

I rather like this poll question because it's simple and straighforward, not subject to the usual contortions. Majority in U.S. Say Bush Presidency Is a Failure, Poll Finds Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) -- A majority of Americans said the presidency of George W. Bush has been a failure and that they would be more likely to vote for congressional candidates who oppose him, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll. Fifty-two percent of adults said Bush's administration since 2001 has been a failure, down from 55 percent in October. Fifty- eight percent described his second term as a failure. At the same point in former President Bill Clinton's presidency, 70 percent of those surveyed by Gallup said they considered it a success and 20 percent a failure. In a poll conducted in January of 2002, after Bush was president for one year, 83 percent of those surveyed said his presidency was a success. In the new poll, conducted Jan. 20-22, fifty-one percent of those surveyed said they would be more likely to vote for congressional candidates who do not support Bush's policies. The percentage of Americans who called Bush ``honest and trustworthy'' fell 7 percentage points in the last year to 49 percent, the poll found. The new poll also found that 62 percent of Americans said they are ``dissatisfied'' with ``the way things are going'' in the U.S., unchanged from a December survey. The percentage of ``dissatisfied'' Americans reached its peak in October of 2005 when 68 percent of those surveyed agreed. The survey interviewed 1,006 U.S. adults and has a margin of error of 4.5 percentage points. For the questions about whether Bush's presidency is a success, about 500 U.S. adults were surveyed and the margin for error is plus or minus 5 percentage points.

To: Dale Baker who wrote (9915)	1/27/2006 10:07:04 AM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 541531

Very detailed poll and analysis here - interesting: Interesting article. One of the surprising and interesting elements in the present political geography has been the inability of the Dems to use this sort of "perfect storm" failure of Bush and the Reps to make their own case. It looks as if there are small positive blips for Dems at whatever level one looks, but not the large jump such a presidential and governing party failure suggests. Perhaps the bulk of the population is just saying to hell with all of you.

To: Dale Baker who wrote (9915)	1/27/2006 10:11:19 AM
From: MrLucky	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541531

President Bush Job Approval Strongly Approve 23% Somewhat Approve 24% Somewhat Disapprove 15% Strongly Disapprove 38% RasmussenReports.com Friday January 27, 2006--Forty-six percent (46%) of American adults approve of the way George W. Bush is performing his role as President. Fifty-three percent (53%) disapprove. The President earns approval from 78% of Republicans, 20% of Democrats, and 38% of those not affiliated with either major political party. Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman (D) seems to be in solid shape for re-election... Hillary Meter: 46% Liberal Survey of 1,000 Adults January 23-24, 2006 Election 2008 If Hillary Runs? Definitely Vote For 32% Def Vote Against 39% Depends On Who She Runs Against 22% RasmussenReports.com Election 2008 Hillary Political Ideology Conservative 10% Moderate 33% Liberal 46% RasmussenReports.com Election 2008 Hillary Clinton Election 2008 How likely is it that Senator Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic candidate for President in Election 2008? Very Likely 31% Somewhat Likely 31% Not Very Likely 20% Not at All Likely 9% RasmussenReports.com January 25, 2006--Thirty-two percent (32%) of Americans say they will definitely vote for Senator Hillary Clinton if she runs for President in 2008. Thirty-nine percent (39%) will definitely vote against her. The former First Lady is viewed as politically liberal by 46% of voters (up from 39% two weeks ago). Thirty-three percent (33%) see her as politically moderate (see trends). Demographic crosstabs are available for Premium Members. Collectively, today’s Hillary Meter places Senator Clinton a net 53 points to the left of the nation's political center. That's the closest to the political center she has been since we began bi-weekly polling last year. As with all tracking polls, it remains to be seen whether this is a lasting improvement or merely statistical noise.