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Author: Mo' Green |
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Date Posted: 16:15:57 05/15/07 Tue In reply to: Oropan 's message, "LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" on 09:27:32 05/15/07 Tue Tell me why does your post say these blaring contradictory things: "Both ratings are slightly lower than 2007 averages" and a few paragraphs later this "Americans have been more positive in their assessments of Congress this year than last year, when an average of just 25% approved of Congress." Also please explain how you account for the impact on congressional approval of the fact that nearly 3/4 of the public wants us out of Iraq but the senatorial pugs are in the way. > >by Joseph Carroll > >GALLUP NEWS SERVICE > >PRINCETON, NJ -- A new Gallup Poll finds continued low >levels of public support for both Congress and >President George W. Bush. Twenty-nine percent of >Americans approve of Congress, down slightly from last >month's reading (33%) and this year's high point of >37%, while Bush's approval rating is holding steady at >33%. Both the ratings of Congress and the president >are slightly lower than their respective 2007 >averages. Approval ratings of Congress are higher >among Democrats than Republicans, while Bush's ratings >are much higher among Republicans. > >Congressional Job Approval > >According to the May 10-13, 2007, Gallup Poll, 29% of >Americans approve and 64% disapprove of the way >Congress is handling its job. Congressional approval >is down 4 percentage points since last month, and is 3 >points lower than the 32% average measured during the >first five months of the year. The high point for the >congressional approval rating so far this year was the >37% approval measured in February. Although ratings >are quite low, Americans have been more positive in >their assessments of Congress this year than last >year, when an average of just 25% approved of >Congress. > > > >Even though Democrats now control both houses of >Congress, the poll shows that only 37% of Democrats >approve of the job Congress is doing right now. These >marks are, however, significantly better than those >given to Congress by independents (24%) and >Republicans (25%). Democrats have been more likely >than Republicans to approve of Congress this year, >whereas Republicans expressed a higher level of >approval prior to the change of power experienced >after the midterm congressional elections in November >2006. > >So far this year, Republicans' approval of Congress >has gradually declined, from a high of 37% in >mid-January to 25% in the latest poll. By comparison, >ratings among Democrats have shown more fluctuation, >ranging between 33% and 44% since January, and are >down 6 points this month since early April. More >generally, Democrats' ratings of the job the >Democratic-controlled Congress is doing are down from >a higher point of 44% in February, which is just after >the control of Congress switched from the Republicans >to the Democrats. > > > >Presidential Job Approval > >There has been little meaningful change in the >public's rating of the president in quite some time. >Thirty-three percent of Americans now approve of the >way Bush is handling his job as president, while 62% >disapprove. Bush's approval ratings have averaged 35% >in 2007, and have fallen within a narrow range between >32% and 38%. Bush's ratings were slightly higher last >year, averaging 38%. Bush has not received an approval >rating above 40% in any Gallup polling since September >2006. > > > >Republicans continue to be much more likely than >independents or Democrats to support the president. >Seventy-three percent of Republicans approve of Bush, >substantially higher than the 27% approval among >independents and the 9% approval among Democrats. >Although the three party groups' ratings of Bush's job >approval have been quite stable in recent months, >since last May presidential approval ratings have >shown somewhat more fluctuation among Republicans >(ranging between 68% and 86%) than among independents >(23% to 36%) or Democrats (4% to 15%). > > > >Survey Methods > >Results are based on telephone interviews with 1,003 >national adults, aged 18 and older, conducted May >10-13, 2007. For results based on the total sample of >national adults, one can say with 95% confidence that >the maximum margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage >points. In addition to sampling error, question >wording and practical difficulties in conducting >surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings >of public opinion polls. > > >href="http://www.galluppoll.com/content/?ci=27589">http >://www.galluppoll.com/content/?ci=27589 [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |