what factors influence presidential approval ratings?
104530
We should worry about things like this when we have a president with whom it matters.
492290
Well the basic requirements are:\n\n1. Be 35 years old.\n2. Have lived in the country for at least 15 years.\n3. Be a US Citizen.\n\nOther than that, it helps to have had some government experience. Most presidents come from the Senate or have been Governor of a state. It helps to have been political for a number of year, the more the better.\n\nThe last two requirements are more difficult. You have to be popular within your party, have great ideas and know how to implement them. You also need to be financially independent to some extent. Most presidential campaigns are funded by a combination of contributions and personal wealth.
626129
i believe the ratings are done by phone survey. it will not effect the ratings.
388681
Because, in America, a measure of man's success is his wealth and Americans want a president who has proven he is successful.  This may not be a fair barometer, but it's a fact.
291608
This is a difficult question to answer because it involves a lot of speculation. I agree with you that his choice to invade Iraq definitely hurt his approval rating, but he may well have made other bad decisions that could have hurt him if we hadn't invaded Iraq.  \n\nOn the other hand, he's a conservative president, and the media always criticizes conservative presidents, and the public always eats up anything the media feeds them, so it's likely that just by virtue of his being Republican, he would be reviled no matter how "good" a president he was.
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Bill Clinton had charm and charisma.  He was a likeable fellow - the kind of guy the average Joe would love to have a beer with.  He was the best at building that personal connection since Reagan.  That went a long ways in terms of building relationships with other countries.
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lowest approval ratings to date
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First thing is first.  A poll does not determine whom the president will be.  Never has and never will.  IF it did, we would still have Clinton in office.  Or Gore, or even Kerry.\n\nPoint is that ANY poll can be fixed to get the result you want based on the questions you ask and the KNOWN makeup of the polling places.\n\nIf I am going to want a poll to show a more democrat's stance, then I would write a poll biased to democrats and poll an area that is loaded with them, such as Chicago, ILL, or San Fransisco, CA.\n\nIf I want something to show more of a republican stance, I would write a poll biased on conservitives and poll known area's that are conservitive, such as Dallas TX, or Tampa Bay, FL.\n\nWhen they where polling for the president in 2001 and in 2004, Bush was to lost by 15% or more, yet he won by 5% in 2001 and 15% in 2005.\n\nI tend to ignore polls because of this and do not tend to like it when they use a poll as news.  It is not news, nor is it a proper way to show people's thought patterns.\n\nA great president will not lead by poll's, but lead by what he feels is right.\nA self centered president (and mostly failed presidents) Lead only by polls and do not do what is right for the people even tho most people do not even know what they want.
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Electoral votes matter
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The poll of 1,021 adult Americans was conducted May 5-7 by Opinion Research Corp. for CNN. It had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.\n\nRespondents favored Clinton by greater than 2-to-1 margins when asked who did a better job at handling the economy (63 percent Clinton, 26 percent Bush) and solving the problems of ordinary Americans (62 percent Clinton, 25 percent Bush). \n\nOn foreign affairs, the margin was 56 percent to 32 percent in Clinton's favor; on taxes, it was 51 percent to 35 percent for Clinton; and on handling natural disasters, it was 51 percent to 30 percent, also favoring Clinton.\n\nMoreover, 59 percent said Bush has done more to divide the country, while only 27 percent said Clinton had.\n\nWhen asked which man was more honest as president, poll respondents were more evenly divided, with the numbers -- 46 percent Clinton to 41 percent Bush -- falling within the poll's margin of error. The same was true for a question on handling national security: 46 percent said Clinton performed better; 42 percent picked Bush.
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following are the behavioral and social factors that influence personality developments\n1) Leadership\n2) Character\n3) Self discipline\n4) Truth\n5) Confidence\n6) Time Management\n7) obedience\n8) sincerity
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he certianly did change people's opnions about him. I do belive his approval rate is at an all time low right now....hmm I wonder why.
748013
Popularity definately changes over time. While Clinton was president, he was greatly favored. He was intelligent and a wonderful speaker. Now, the majority [but not all] of society looks down upon the years of his presidency. In this sense, I think Bush will be praised in the future for his contribution to the American society. He DID quickly retaliate after 9/11 occurred, much like FDR did after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Within 6 months, troops were sent overseas. He has made foolish decisions, but he also has made intelligent ones. Because of this, I think Bush will be viewed as a good president in the future.
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There are many factors that can influence business, some factors are:\nWar\nNew controlling party\nThe rapid use of fossil fuels\nNew sources of energy\nProducts that make other products obsolete\nThe value of a dollar (or any countries currency)\nThe interest rate\n\nThere are many more...
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No, I think the tide against Bush is based on the fact that the public is not happy.  Politicians want to assure that they don't loose their cushy jobs so, if the voting public isn't happy, the politicians aren't happy.  \n\nAll fine with me...never wanted Bush in the first place and he has proven all my gut instincts about him.
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people/group who influence self concept,emotions,attitudes and behaviors of a person\n\nfamily,school,peer group, mass media,religion,work place, the state.
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It's the appearance of power.  For example someone might have a relatively simple position in government but appear to have lots of power over a particular thing.  Or an "old boy" in your local community may not even hold office but will appear to be able to influence current elected officials.  They may actually be able to do it, but we don't know for sure so it's only the appearance of power.