http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-12-12-bush-approval_x.htmBush's job approval rating bounces up a few points (to 42%)
By Susan Page, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON <snip>Democratic pollster Doug Schoen sees no signs of a sustained turnaround, however. "While this represents a slight change, it doesn't change the underlying dynamic, which suggests a president who has lost the confidence of the American people," he says.
Bush's standing remains lower than that of any president in his second term since World War II except Richard Nixon.
Even so, Bush's political situation seems to have stabilized after a perilous autumn. Three other national polls released in the past three weeks put his rating on the rise to 41% or 42%. A Gallup Poll taken Dec. 5-8 measured it at 43%.
In the USA TODAY survey, Bush's rating by independents jumped by 10 points, compared with a month earlier, to 38% from 28%.
• Those opposed to Bush hold more intense views than his supporters. In the survey, 43% strongly disapproved of his performance; 22% strongly approved.<snip>