Will the GOP's approval rating rise After "MEET THE PRESS" Discusses LIBBY'S report Sunday: YES OR NO?
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Well I know Libby personally. The GOP rating will not rise after "Meet the press". The rating should drop around 15% like it did when Nixon was in office.
749454
There is merit in your statements. Research into todays Neocons will reveal a lot of former Democrats. People like Wolfowitz and Kristol are more simpatico with Democrats then with traditional paleocon Republicans. Point of fact, Neocon Republicans today despise old style Republicans. Folks like Buchanan and Tancredo are anathema to Neocons. Rove and Tancredo within the last year actually had a shouting match at the White House. November 7th could portend a split within the Republican party.
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The turnout was absolutely fantastic for a midterm election.  In some places, turnout was compared to 2004.  Perhaps the bitter partisanship of recent years will have the hidden benefit of increasing voter engagement.\n\nIt will be interesting to see if this recount in Virginia upholds Webb's narrow win.  It's entirely possible that as Montana goes, so goes the Nation tonight.\n\nHere's the best part about America, we just had a shift of power in the government, and not a drop of blood was shed.  In many countries, this could result in a violent coup.  Don't take this country for granted!
548431
I wouldn't doubt that his approval rating would go up? Maybe the damn liberals are finally happy... which is quite rare! Or maybe they are finally realizing that they are wrong and that Bush is really doing a great job as the President of the U.S....
908407
In some states that had a referendum on it...It will go up nationally in January with The democrats take over the house and senate...They tried to raise it last year but the Republicans blocked it from coming to a vote/....
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I thought his approval ratings were at or near record lows.  The VP was at a ball park the other day throwing out the first pitch.  The crowd was really against him, booing and hissing.  The news (I think it was CNNHN) said the reaction was mixed, but it sure sounded ugly to me.\n\nPerhaps you wonder why anyone anywhere still supports him?  I think both Democrats and Republicans have a certain base that simply will not be eroded.  Some Democrats will never support a Republican and vice versa.  Until one base reaches 51%, the moderates pretty much run the country.
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They will never accept reality, there will always be at least 20% that will support Bush no matter what he does and they will find a way to blame it on Clinton's penis.\n\nThe Republicans in congress are ALMOST as low as Bush. 36%\n\n\nUnlike the poster below me, I have a source for that claim.\n\n\n\n\nWASHINGTON - In an ominous election-year sign for Republicans, Americans are leaning sharply toward giving Democrats control of Congress, an AP-Ipsos poll finds. Democrats are favored 49 percent to 36 percent.
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His ratings were very high at the end of '01.  However, they are not currently anywhere near that level.  He may well end his tenure having experienced both the highest and lowest approval ratings in history.
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Yeah, It's highly likely. People are waking up\nand becoming more engaged. When people are thinking,\nit's always bad news for Republicans.
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Absolutely! The media says what the media wants to say or what it's told to say, and doesn't always give 100% truth of situations. A prime example of this would be the war in Iraq. Bush says one thing, citizens and witnesses of Iraq say that's not true.\n\nOne thing to keep in mind is that the media doesn't care what the message is, it cares about ratings. As long as they get more viewers that the competition, they really could care less what the message is.\n\nNotably more trustworthy are the independent journalists who go deep into the action for the purpose of delivering the real story. Of course many are going deep into the action because they're getting good ratings by doing so, but some have honorable causes and want the world to know what's really going on. Those are the ones we should listen to.
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Because to report anything good would be beneficial to him and the administration.  That doesn't fit the liberal agenda and they stupefied that liberals can't win elections.  Also, to report good things would possibly change the minds of potential voters that are sitting on the fence.  If they decide to vote conservative then the media & liberals will never get any political office again.
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Sorry i thought you meant leaker in valery plame.........\n\nHomeland security i have to read up....thanks.\n\n\nbut regarding the CIA leak.....\n\nMost likely it came from cheney and worked its way down...only time will tell.\n\nIt is sad when the white house is willing to not only take revenge on those who disagree with them but also\nbe willing to sacrifice our intellegence community as a warning to others.........\n\nJoe Wilson thinks its also a warning to others... \n\n\nScooter Libby has been indited for lying, Rove has not been charged but many feel he cut a deal, by the way it was phrased that they don't "anticipate" charges.....interesting.\n\nRegardless there is something dirty goin on and someone is covering up this act of treason.\n\n\nexcellent information regarding the leak and the \ndistrotion of intellegence......\nhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/darkside/view/
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Approval Ratings polls should be taken with a grain of salt for two reasons. First, people are essentially like lemmings adopting the flavor of the day in opinions. Secondly, these polls are based on interviewing 1000 people. In my opinion, this is way too small a sample to get an accurate picture of the nation.\n\nThe simple fact is that every issue is exploited to an extent by both sides for political gain. This is the sad truth, and I am afraid not much can be done about it. All in all, I think a 36% approval rating is lower than he deserves. \nWar is never popular, but his handling of Katrina is being twisted by the left for political gain. He spoke with Gov. Blanco before and during the heighth of the storm, asking her repetitively to declare a disaster. This would allow the Federal Gov't to take over, but she refused. Your president is not a First Responder. The blame belongs on the state and local governments.\n\nThe ports deal is another example, although I am increasingly of the position that it was a very clever smokescreen by the administration designed primarily to secure an easy passage of the Patriot Act renewal.
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If you base it on his approval rating, then yes.  He has the worst approval rating of any President, including all war-time president's...\n\nI don't think his approval can sink much below the 30% mark, that is when you hit core republican bedrock.  Those 30% would probably still say he's doing a wonderful job even if we were paying $10 for a gallon of gas, we were in Iraq for 10 more years, unemployment sky-rocketed, minimum wage was never raised, only the wealthy could afford college education and millions of americans sank even further into poverty.  \n\nThat is pretty much true for both sides, when you hit about the 30% mark, you are hitting the core of the party.  Can't get much lower than that.
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Yes.\nThis is just another example of how Karl Rove has the Republicans negative campaigning. They have told lies about their counterparts. Over half of the Country believes Congress is doing a poor job, Bush has a 38% approval rating as of this week.\nThis many people cannot be wrong. They resort to these telemarketing schemes to lie to voters. They are even doing on TV ads. That is because they have done such a poor job, that this is the only thing left to try to win with.
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On the Today show Matt Lauer asked Chris Matthews about the effect on the president. He said "On a scale of 1-10, 10 being a deal ender and 1 being barely a blip on the radar, where does this story fall?" Chris said "heading towards 10". People are going to say the prez couldn't have leaked it because he has the power to declassify info. therefore he can't "leak" anything. That is the spin they're going to try to put on it. However, the prez through the v.p. told Libby to do it serreptitiously (basically do it sneakily). Don't ID yourself when you put out this story. Which raises the question, if the president really wanted it declassifed why not make a speech about it? Tell the public "im telling you something that was previously classified but im going to declassify it so you get all the facts" instead of leaking it to a NY times reporter. \n\nIt is yet again another representation of this administrations continual lies and cover-ups to the American people. The people who HIRED them! They will spin this story throughout the day so that probably by the end of the day, it won't sound so bad. The sad thing is many people will buy it. I sure hope we learn our lesson the next time elections roll around.\n\nI was highly disappointed when Clinton lied about Monica. However, I have always said (even before bush was elected) that I'd rather have a prez who lies about a b.j.(because hell, he IS a guy and I don't know many men who would fess up to something like that with thier wives watching) than a prez who lies about more important issues. Issues that can get people killed. Little did I know a few years later, I'd have that very guy as my president. It's sad.
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5%, Bush Jr., in a poll I just took from people I met on a bus stop. However, in a poll in a VFW rally I hear he got 99% approval. \n\nLesson: If you do not specify the source, the rating is meaningless.