Bush Approval Update

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My apologies for the sparse posting since Wednesday.  It’s been a busy week, and I’ve been working on a few items that decided to delay for various reasons.

For today, however, make sure to check out Professor Franklin’s latest update to his job approval graphic that now includes the latest surveys from AP/IPSOS (article, results) and Fox News/Opinion Dynamics (article, results).  Franklin’s trend lines indicate that the Bush approval rating “has continued to decline [during March], though at a slower rate than in February.” 

Franklin also highlighted the result with potentially the greatest political consequence.  As AP’s Ron Fournier put it:

On an issue the GOP has dominated for decades, Republicans are now locked in a tie with Democrats — 41 percent each — on the question of which party people trust to protect the country.

This result was probably what produced the polling quote of the day – you’ve probably already seen it – from Republican pollster

“These numbers are scary. We’ve lost every advantage we’ve ever had,” GOP pollster Tony Fabrizio said. “The good news is Democrats don’t have much of a plan. The bad news is they may not need one.”

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