Tuesday, July 17, 2007

New Numbers Buoy Republicans

New poll numbers are getting a lot of attention among Conservative bloggers this evening. They are crowing over a big bounce in approval among Republicans polled.  Why?  Read on.


Republicans Coming Home



According to Rasmussen, 80% of Republicans approve of the way President Bush is doing his job - which is low, but still a vast improvement. The source of this resurgence in GOP support for the President? A certain press conference [...]



And, don't you just know the timing of this report is just perfect to keep the trend continuing..


Report says al-Qaida seeks to attack U.S.



The terrorist network Al-Qaida will likely leverage its contacts and capabilities in Iraq to mount an attack on U.S. soil, according to a new National Intelligence Estimate on [...]



Or, maybe not.  Let's look at the numbers from a different perspective..


Statistics, Damned Statistics, And Lies



As another small measure of the dishonesty of Fox News, note this report on the release of a new presidential approval poll. The Rasmussen daily tracking poll was cited this evening by Fox anchor and managing editor Brit Hume. Hume’s characterization of the poll, complete with a graphic to illustrate the point, was that Bush [...]



And, of course, there's this perspective on Bush's popularity..


Is Bush's support worse than no support?



GOP senators weigh pros and cons of accepting a [...]




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