More Evidence of a GOP Comeback
Poll finds rebound in Bush approval
Amid falling gas prices and a two-week drive to highlight his administration's efforts to fight terrorism, President Bush's approval rating has risen to 44% in a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll. That's his highest rating in a year. The poll also showed likely voters evenly divided between Democratic and Republican candidates for Congress, 48%-48%. Among registered voters, Democrats had a 51%-42% advantage.This post goes along with my post yesterday, which was a Zogby poll. Terrorism is by far the biggest issue of our day. Politicians who fail to realize this will not succeed in their elections. This is not a case of the Republicans trying to scare anyone... this is not about the Republicans trying to turn 9/11 into a political gain. This is the attempt of a major political party to make sure we understand the stakes, here. The GWoT is not going away anytime soon. Now, the Islamofacsists want to kill the Pope. They will attack anything and anyone in the West. This isn't about taking on the United States... or the United States government. This is about a bunch of jackasses trying to hijack a religion and use that as a vehicle to turn back the clocl to the 9th century and dominate the world. It looks like President Bush's message is starting to resonate...
The new poll found likely voters more prone to vote for candidates who support Bush on terrorism, 45%-28%, and evenly divided on those who support and oppose Bush on Iraq. More than a quarter said Iraq is their top concern this fall. For the first time since December 2005, a majority of people did not say the war there was a mistake; the split was 49%-49%.Of course... good news in the GWoT is bad news for the Democrats. Don't expect them to talk about how high these stakes are. They just don't get it.
