George Bush Approval Rating

Understanding Obama's Poll Slide

Pollster.com | Charles Franklin | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics


David Brooks commented in his column yesterday "All presidents fall from their honeymoon highs, but in the history of polling, no newly elected Americ...

Bush More Popular Than Limbaugh: Poll

Raw Story | Posted 04.03.2009 | Politics


Republicans appear to be bowing down left and right to conservative pundit Rush Limbaugh, even though most Americans view the radio talk show host unf...

Farewell, O Decider

John McQuaid | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics


John McQuaid

Bush's decisions were "tough" not because he carefully weighed difficult issues and possible outcomes, but tough in hindsight because many of those decisions had disastrous results.

The Lost Tribe: One Quarter Crazy

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics


Jeff Schweitzer

We can now dismiss one-quarter of voters as hopeless, unable to evaluate issues beyond devotion to right-wing ideology. We cannot afford to lose many more voters to fantasyland.

The Palin Stuff Is Fun, but Obama Gets the Real Story: It's the 90 Percent, Stupid

Mitchell Bard | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

We've all had our fun at Palin's expense. But it's time to join Obama and laser in on demonstrating how a McCain-Palin administration would continue the failed policies of George W. Bush's presidency.

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

David Moore | Posted 08.04.2008 | 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.

Democrats Still Have Work to Do to Win in November

Mitchell Bard | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

I besiege Democrats not to take an Obama win for granted. We can't assume everyone in the country is aware of McCain's weaknesses and fidelity to the Bush agenda.

Bush Approval Rating Returns To All-Time Low

CNN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Americans share a bleak view of the job performances both of President Bush and of congressional Democratic leadership, according to a CNN poll releas...