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[...] North Dakota Approval For Bush Down By Rob on November 19, 2005 at 2:02 pm [...]

I’m not a pollster, but it seems the poll surveyed a skewed sample.  R (34%), D (27%), Ind (36%).  I suspect that to be an effective comparison to the election, this poll would have be much more heavily weighted to those with a Republican party preference. Here’s the link to the SurveyUSA page that gives the sample breakdown:

KB:  There are many ways to skew a poll.  Unequal questioning in red and blue areas is one.  The exact question(s) also make a difference.  Were the subjects asked simply if they disapproved of the President, without being asked why they disapproved?  It may be that a lot of them want him to be more conservative, so that their disapproval doesn’t mean that they are no longer supporting the conservative agenda.

http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=8601a9cb-193d-4ce8-bcd5-676ff7057413

It may be that a lot of them want him to be more conservative, so that their disapproval doesn’t mean that they are no longer supporting the conservative agenda.

In a state as red as North Dakota that is probably the case, though it gets a bit more complicated then that.  Bush has been talking about subsidy cuts.  That’s a big no-no for an Ag state like ND.

Overall, though, I don’t think the President has been taking too much flak from the Democrats without doing much to respond.  He isn’t taking a firm reign to advance his agenda, thus he’s looking weak to North Dakotans.

And his numbers are down, but how far down is open to question as KB shows with his link to the poll’s methodology.

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

-- Thomas Jefferson

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Since I don’t live there, I will take your word for what is going on in ND, Rob.  If you look into the numbers a little farther, you will probably see that the approval numbers for the Dems have not gone up, which is the real story.  People are disapproving of politics in general, not just the President, but the MSM won’t tell you that.  I know it is true nationally.

By the same token, even the lockstep Dems have to be somewhat disillusioned by the unending attacks and obstructionist behavior from their side of the aisle. The Republicans, though, are only a victory in Iraq away from high approval.

Absolutely, robert.  I think Americans are, in general, frustrated with their politicians.  With Bush, specifically, I think it has a lot to do with not advancing the agenda we put in him office to advance.

The key is that Bush’s numbers from Democrats probalby haven’t budged, while they’ve come down significantly from Republicans.

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

-- Thomas Jefferson

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That is my breakdown on B to. People put him in office expecting certain things. He has only produced on a few, and they are frustrated. I have been frustrated with government, local and Fed, most of my life. And now it is confession time! I have been using spellcheck since Wed. Hit it by accident, saw it did not automatically change things, which is what always pissed me off about spellcheck progs. Now when I misspell something, y’all will know I meant to. Ain’t the internet fun?!?!?

2h9:  I, too am dissatisfied with certain things the Prez has done or not done, specifically trying to be nice to the Dems and spending way too much on social stuff, but consider this:  In 2000, he was delayed with the Algore election crap for months, then the Clinton admin vandalism(remember that?).  Before he could even get a budget going, 9/11 happened, which took the entire attention of the nation for some time.  After that, he had to mobilize to compensate for the potential long-term damage to the economy by 9/11.  Since then, he has been focused on worldwide terrorism, plus having to deal with constant and unrelenting vicious attacks from both the Dems and their minions in the MSM.  Looking at it in that context, he isn’t doing too badly.  Factor in the disinformation campaigns in the MSM about both Iraq and the economy, and he is doing great.  Just the leader we need. When we went after Clinton without the help of the MSM, all he could do was hunker down and stick out his lower lip.

r, on the whole I am not unhappy with W’s adminestering of our business, without the full support of his party in both houses of Congress AND the entrenched bureaucratic heads it is pretty much a suckers bet that one man can get much done.

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