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DemFromMem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-13-06 02:02 AM
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Bush sinking again in polls
Has anyone noticed that Bush has lost 5 points in the Rasmussen poll in the last week and is bumping along at the bottom again? This poll is very Republican and usually is about 5 to 10 points higher than others. Right now he's at 43% there. I'm wondering if the combo of Abramoff and spygate are starting to take a toll?

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/Bush_Job_Approval.htm
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thefloyd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-13-06 02:05 AM
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1. I have noticed
Fox poll has Bush approval at 42%. Bounce is no more
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ewoden Donating Member (634 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-13-06 02:12 AM
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2. Ahh Georgie JR is a bottom feeding detritavore who should
be comfortable in the depths of poor basement approval numbers.
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-13-06 03:48 AM
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11. OK I confess I had to look up that word
a detritavore is an organism that feeds on detritus; detritus is dead plant and animal matter that makes new life possible. The very bottom of the food chain, detritus is the rotting leaves in the forest ...

Not sure about the new life part but the bottom-feeder is dead-on! :thumbsup:
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Tom Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-13-06 02:16 AM
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3. Notice the "Strongly Disapprove" is at 40%. Strongly means people
might actually do something with that disapproval. At least be vocal about it, maybe even actively recruit others to their point of view. Maybe get people organized.
The strongly disapprove number is almost twice the "strongly approve number" Bad news for bushie indeed.
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warbly Donating Member (103 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-13-06 02:22 AM
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4. pew has him at 38%
wapo at 43%. wapo polling is bushy bunk.
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Erika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-13-06 02:23 AM
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5. This country is in total chaos
Caused by a complete lack of qualified leadership.
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cliss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-13-06 02:34 AM
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6. You bring up an important point.
Why are The Evil One's numbers sinking? There's nothing really happening around the country. It's kinda quiet.

So what's the deal? And this should make the White House break out in a cold sweat, with pasty white faces.


Bush is s-t-r-u-g-g-ling to swim upstream.....up the Colorado River. It seems like he's been out there every day, making some kind of "major speech", "new policy", "Victory in Iraq" bla bla bla barf.

So if he's sinking, that's very bad news.....for him.
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Erika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-13-06 02:38 AM
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7. W has NO leadership qualities whatsoever
and our country is in chaos.
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tinfoilinfor2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 05:57 PM
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23. I think it's the spying.
He is backed in a corner on the spying because of FISA. I think a lot of americans figure that if he was spying without FISA knowledge and consent, it was for reasons other than terrorism.
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-13-06 02:41 AM
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8. Does it really matter at this point?
We can sit and watch the polls bounce between 30 and 45 for the next few years, he doesn't need to win any election
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GuvWurld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-13-06 02:49 AM
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9. These polls are no more legitimate than the so-called "elections"
These numbers are used to frame the suitable amount of discontent that can be expressed. The pulse of the country does not operate like the pace of a horse race with a rapidly shifting front runner. Nobody who has woken up has gone back to sleep. There is no fence for people to be on. This administration has far, far less support than any poll or corporate media outlet will ever say because we would be strengthened and emboldened if we were to realize how massive are our numbers. Know this, and act accordingly.
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melody Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-13-06 03:42 AM
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10. Precisely
I have an Impeach Bush sign in my yard. Each week I have more and more people come up to the door to ask where they can get them.
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man4allcats Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-13-06 04:00 AM
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12. Most folks here probably already have this
running tally of Bush's job ratings, but in case you have missed it, click in the toilet.
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cyberia Donating Member (79 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-13-06 09:29 AM
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14. All the goodies
are right here

http://pollkatz.homestead.com/

in beautiful graphs. Easy to read and gratifying.
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gristy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-13-06 11:38 AM
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18. Yes, that is a good site
And welcome to DU, cyberia! :hi:
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newyawker99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 02:51 PM
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19. Hi cyberia!!
Welcome to DU!! :toast:
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Vinca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-13-06 07:34 AM
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13. How could he go up in the polls when he turns up in New Orleans
and tells them how great the place looks?
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McCamy Taylor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-13-06 10:01 AM
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15. He is helping the recall Blanco movement.
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Larkspur Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-13-06 11:28 AM
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16. Gas prices are rising AGAIN. In Northeast CT they are just under $2.50
per gal for 87 octane.

I found that as gas prices climbed, they helped Bush's poll numbers descend.
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Julius Civitatus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-13-06 11:30 AM
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17. Rasmussen is a Republican-friendly poll
They always prop Bush more than other polls. Usually, take 5 percentage points from the Rasmussen poll, and you'll be closer to the truth.
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uniclave80 Donating Member (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 05:38 PM
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21. Will you stop making Rasmussen popular?
In Virginia, they were off by 4%. Predicted Kaine was only 2% ahead of Kilgore. Kaine actually won by 6%.
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rockymountaindem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 05:48 PM
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22. Welcome to DU, uniclave80!
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cry baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-14-06 04:23 PM
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20. That is why we have a NUKULAR CRISIS in Iran.
Those polls should be coming up any minute!
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