How is Gore looking from a job approval standpoint? The results from Indiana seem to indicate that he is moderately popular, though O'Bannon might be playing a role in that as well.
His approval is about 50-45 in favor right now, partially due to post-9/11 sentiments but also the due to the amount of reforms he managed to put into law, even with a Republican-controlled House.
- January 5, 2003 - A poll conducted by Gallup, Inc. between January 3rd and 5th indicates that President Gore's job approval has now steadied out at 68%, likely due to post-9/11 patriotic sentiments along with Gore's popular policy track record.
Gore's approval rating spiked from 50% to 68% in the ~2 months between 11/02 and 1/03?
EDIT: Or were you saying the *margin* at election time was ~50%? In which case saying "50-45" is confusing.