Poll: Bush Approval Rating Falls Among Arizonans

Phoenix (AP) -- The favorable job ratings for President Bush have dropped in recent months among Arizona residents, according to a new poll.

The percentage of people who believe Bush is doing a good job fell from 69 percent in April to 56 percent in July, according the Rocky Mountain Poll by the Behavior Research Center.

At the same time, the proportion of Arizonans assessing his performance in the White House as "poor" hit 21 percent, the highest reading since April 2001.

The poll also indicated that a third of Arizonans favor a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq by the year's end. Forty-two percent say the United States should stay as long as it takes -- the position that Bush has outlined.

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what these shits have done in their name, it's the beginning of the end. Particularly when the lies are obviously contradictory and illogical. Nowadays dimwit can't open his mouth without sounding stupid, even to stupid people.

:P

We do have a large senior contingent which is heavily impacted by the FUBAR Medicare bill, people upset that there's no money to offset the costs of the wildfires, and a rising Democrat population.

The election of Janet to the governorship was a tremendous boost for us and with AZ having one of the first primaries the candidates have been spending a bunch of time passing through. We just had the NALEO conference with all 9, and I know at least Dean and Holy Joe have made separate appearances in AZ, the Doc more than once.

AZ can, and will if I can help it, go Dem in 2004.

in the Arizona Republic.

JULY 21, 2003 - The second city in FTW's "Pay No Attention to That Man Behind the Curtain" 12-city ad campaign ran in the Arizona Republic today (July 21). According to the phone calls received by the newspaper, the ad has caused a tremendous stir. The fierce reaction has been no surprise to the FTW team, given that Arizona has long been a hotbed of conservatism, and the Republican Party stronghold of John McCain and the late Barry Goldwater. The ad will run in other major newspapers in the coming weeks.

more...

http://www.fromthewilderness.com/ad_updates.html

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right in line with most polls showing Bush's national approval rating. This is good news. Arizona should be a top Dem target in 2004.

Phoenix, Arizona. July 22, 2003. Favorable job ratings for President George W. Bush have dropped to 56 percent in July from 69 percent in April, resuming the downward trend that has been registered in all but one quarter since January of 2002. At the same time, the proportion of Arizonans assessing his performance in the White House as “Poor,” rose to 21 percent, the highest such reading since April of 2001.

Ratings of the President’s performance are also becoming intensely partisan, with 79 percent of Republicans giving him favorable job ratings compared to only 36 percent among Democrats and 46 percent among Independents. Among Arizona voters most likely to go to the polls in a presidential election, Mr. Bush’s job ratings are 54 percent positive to 20 percent unfavorable.

The decline in Mr. Bush’s popularity may also be having an impact on the willingness of Arizonans to support his re-election. Today 56 percent favor another term for Bush, but the proportion strongly committed to vote for him now registers at only 36 percent. The balance of his supporters (19 percent), say they are not firmly committed to his re-election. Opposition to a second term totals 39 percent, including 28 percent who say their opposition is firm. Overall, only eight points separate staunch supporters and opponents of his re-election.

Viewed from another perspective, if one adds together uncommitted voters and those neither firmly committed for or against Mr. Bush’s re-election, 36 percent of voters could be considered “swing voters” at this time. If the downward slope in his job ratings continues, by year’s end his ability to carry Arizona could be in question.

more...http://www.brcpolls.com/03/RMP2003-III-01.PDF

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but I'm not sure the last time a Dem won before that. This is a state Bush won that he could be vulnerable in. This is good news!

No one can win without carrying the independents. But how can 36% of democrats approve?

They are tired of Republican rule in AZ and will go strongly for the more liberal Democratic candidates for President.

Now if Kyl...}(

I think it's much better to keep them thinking that they are ahead in the polls and hit em hard in the election, because when they begin to realise they won't be around soon to finish the PNAC tour of duty, They just might excelerate the plan.

They are not keeping that many soldiers over there to play rent-o-cops!!! Period!!!!

Builds momentum, keeps them on the run, makes them look bad.