Polling Data

PRESIDENT BUSH – Overall Job Rating in recent news media/nonpartisan national polls

CBS/NY Times-7/21-7/25- Approve 36/Disapprove 55/ Unsure 9--- -19
NBC/Wall St. Jour. 7/21-7/24- Approve 39/ Disapprove 56/ Unsure 5---- -17
USA Today/Gallup7/21-7/23 -Approve 37/ Disapprove 59/ Unsure 4--- -22
Diageo/Hotline RV 7/20-23/ -Approve 38/ Disapprove 59/ Unsure 3 -21

CBS News/New York Times Poll. July 21-25, 2006. N=1,127 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all adults). RV = registered voters
"Is your opinion of George W. Bush favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about George W. Bush yet to have an opinion?"

7/21-25/ Favorable- 32/ Not favorable- 50/Unsure- 15

Diageo/Hotline Poll conducted by Financial Dynamics. July 20-23, 2006. N=800 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.5.

7/20-23 42 54 5

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). July 21-24, 2006. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1.RV =

"All in all, do you think things in the nation are generally headed in the right direction, or do you feel that things are off on the wrong track?"

7/21-24/ Right track 27 /Wrong Track 60/Mixed 11/Unsure 2

USA Today/Gallup Poll. July 21-23, 2006. N=1,005 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.
7/21-23/ 33 65 2


CBS News/New York Times Poll. July 21-25, 2006. N=1,127 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all adults).
"As you may know, the federal minimum wage is currently $5.15 an hour. Do you favor or oppose raising the minimum wage to $7.25 an hour over the next two years, or not?"

ALL adults Favor 85/Oppose 13
Democrats 94 5
Independents 84 12
Republicans 75 22

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). July 21-24, 2006. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1.

7/21-24/ 76 20

There's more click on the headline for the link. My question is this, why are the people in the majority called the crazy fringe and the minority called mainstream by the right wing blogs, pundits, and wingnut talkers. What a bunch of bull!