To: Road Walker who wrote (303056 ) 9/13/2006 11:23:43 PM From: tejek Respond to Ignore the headlines......its 2004 redux. Bush's ratings are starting to tick up.Dems seem likely to pick up midterm seats NBC/WSJ poll: Americans remain down on GOP, Bush’s performance, Iraq NBC VIDEO But the poll, which comes out more than a week after administration officials have made a series of speeches on terrorism and after gasoline prices have declined, also shows that Bush and the Republican Party have established a slightly stronger footing than they've held in months. Bush's job approval among registered voters is up two points — giving him his highest rating in the poll since November — and his handling of Iraq is up three, although both gains are within the margin of error."This is still a very difficult national environment" for Republicans, says GOP pollster Bill McInturff, who conducted this survey with Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart. But he adds that this slight uptick is much better for them than no change at all. msnbc.msn.com
