Approval Ratings

A Note for Wolf Blitzer, et. al. on Congressional Approval

David Moore | Posted 07.27.2008 | Media


David Moore

Approval ratings of Congress elecit very different responses from those of the president. For the president, it's his personal popularity. For Congress, it's a general mood of the country.

A New Year, A New Low In Bush's Approval Ratings

ABC News | GARY LANGER | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics


Beset by growing economic concerns on top of the long unpopular war in Iraq, President Bush starts the last year of his presidency with the worst appr...

Bush: CNN's Candy Crowley Gave Me A Virus!

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.04.2007 | Media


At this morning's press conference on Iran, serious talk eventually dwindled and the President made small talk with reporters. When conversation turn...

President Bush To Hold Press Conference This Morning

Associated Press | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics


President Bush, entrenched in disputes with Congress over spending and the war in Iraq, wants to intensify pressure on lawmakers when he addresses the...

Congress Gets Better Approval Ratings From Republicans Than Dems

TPM Media | Posted 09.21.2007 | Politics


Now this is curious. In the latest Gallup poll, more Republicans approve of the job Congress is doing than there are Democrats who approve. According ...