When will Bush's approval ratings be above 50 again?

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Clinton was elected in 1994. 

Wow, that sure took skills.

[J. J.]

Clinton was elected in 1994. 

Wow, that sure took skills.

The poster seemed to forget Clinton was the elected president in 1994.  Perhaps it was wishful thinking that this was not the case.

[Gabu]

Clinton was elected in 1994. 

Wow, that sure took skills.

The poster seemed to forget Clinton was the elected president in 1994.  Perhaps it was wishful thinking that this was not the case.

I think that jfern thought (as I must admit that I also did) that you were asserting that 1994 was the year in which Clinton was first elected.

[Cubby]

He's having his "Clinton in 1994" and "Reagan in 1982" moment.  The question is going to be, how will it play in 3-6 months.  Good Lord, Clinton was running third in June of 1992.

Yes but he wasn't elected yet, so that's not comparable.

I agree with Frodo. If there is another attack on US Soil, his approval rating will go up big time, or if there's war with Iran or another country. Both of his previous spikes in approval involved one of those 2 kinds of change.

Clinton was elected in 1994.  My point is that the numbers shift dramatically over time. 

Clinton was elected in 1994. 

Wow, that sure took skills.

The poster seemed to forget Clinton was the elected president in 1994.  Perhaps it was wishful thinking that this was not the case.

JJ why do you think I bold-ed the above phrase to begin with? That was what I was talking about, not 1994. My point was that Clinton wasn't President in June 1992, so his position on the polls at that time is irrelevant to Bush's problems today.

[Keystone Phil]

Sometime before the midterms but it won't be much higher than 50%.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Honestly--probably about a year--I was debatin b/t 6mos-1yr and 1-2 yrs. but decided on the former.  I really think that we're gonna keep getting these Al Quieda leaders, and that's going to bring it up.  If we can STOP a terrist attack that was close to happening and KNEW it was close to happening, that would show his competancy.  But if he stays this low and loses a lot of the house/governors--it's gonna make it harder for him, so he needs to be doing ALL that he can.

[Nym90]

I doubt they ever will.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Honestly--probably about a year--I was debatin b/t 6mos-1yr and 1-2 yrs. but decided on the former.  I really think that we're gonna keep getting these Al Quieda leaders, and that's going to bring it up.  If we can STOP a terrist attack that was close to happening and KNEW it was close to happening, that would show his competancy.  But if he stays this low and loses a lot of the house/governors--it's gonna make it harder for him, so he needs to be doing ALL that he can.

Clinton stopped plenty of attacks, and no one cared.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Honestly--probably about a year--I was debatin b/t 6mos-1yr and 1-2 yrs. but decided on the former.  I really think that we're gonna keep getting these Al Quieda leaders, and that's going to bring it up.  If we can STOP a terrist attack that was close to happening and KNEW it was close to happening, that would show his competancy.  But if he stays this low and loses a lot of the house/governors--it's gonna make it harder for him, so he needs to be doing ALL that he can.

Clinton stopped plenty of attacks, and no one cared.

but that was pre-9/11

[adam]

I think by the time he leaves office, he'll have a 50% approval rating. The marine wildlife thing is going to play strong for him within the liberal community in which about .5% approve of him.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

I think by the time he leaves office, he'll have a 50% approval rating. The marine wildlife thing is going to play strong for him within the liberal community in which about .5% approve of him.

What, we he go up to 0.50001%?

[Rob]

Never.

[MasterJedi]

They won't be, they might get back into the forties though.

[jokerman]

When he declares war on Iran.  The "rally around the flag during war" last resort always seems to work for him when the war begins at least.

[WoosterLibertarian]

I think he is crippled enough politically that he will never be up to or above 50%. Yeah and if he does declare war on Iran (I have money riding on it) we wont see the same patriotism that we saw in the war on Iraq and Afganistan.

[J. J.]

Probably by the end of the term.  I expect low 40's by October 1.

[adam]

I think by the time he leaves office, he'll have a 50% approval rating. The marine wildlife thing is going to play strong for him within the liberal community in which about .5% approve of him.

What, we he go up to 0.50001%?

Not all Liberals are extremists that hated him since day one just because he beat Al Gore. Among the intelligent liberal community, this is a very popular move.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

I think by the time he leaves office, he'll have a 50% approval rating. The marine wildlife thing is going to play strong for him within the liberal community in which about .5% approve of him.

What, we he go up to 0.50001%?

Not all Liberals are extremists that hated him since day one just because he beat Al Gore. Among the intelligent liberal community, this is a very popular move.

Stupid comment of the day.

[J. J.]

I think by the time he leaves office, he'll have a 50% approval rating. The marine wildlife thing is going to play strong for him within the liberal community in which about .5% approve of him.

What, we he go up to 0.50001%?

Not all Liberals are extremists that hated him since day one just because he beat Al Gore. Among the intelligent liberal community, this is a very popular move.

Stupid comment of the day.

You believe that all liberals are stupid extremists?

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

I think by the time he leaves office, he'll have a 50% approval rating. The marine wildlife thing is going to play strong for him within the liberal community in which about .5% approve of him.

What, we he go up to 0.50001%?

Not all Liberals are extremists that hated him since day one just because he beat Al Gore. Among the intelligent liberal community, this is a very popular move.

Stupid comment of the day.

You believe that all liberals are stupid extremists?

Of course not, but what Vlad was trying to imply was that liberals who hate Bush for stealing the 2000 election are stupid extremists. Yeah, I'm a real extremist for thinking that every vote should be counted, and that the person who wins an election should be the person who takes office.

[adam]

I think by the time he leaves office, he'll have a 50% approval rating. The marine wildlife thing is going to play strong for him within the liberal community in which about .5% approve of him.

What, we he go up to 0.50001%?

Not all Liberals are extremists that hated him since day one just because he beat Al Gore. Among the intelligent liberal community, this is a very popular move.

Stupid comment of the day.

You believe that all liberals are stupid extremists?

Of course not, but what Vlad was trying to imply was that liberals who hate Bush for stealing the 2000 election are stupid extremists. Yeah, I'm a real extremist for thinking that every vote should be counted, and that the person who wins an election should be the person who takes office.

Every vote was counted, you people are just in denial. If you want to hate someone for 2000, hate Gore. He's the 8 year VP that lost to an illiterate 1 1/2 term Texas governor.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Every vote was counted, you people are just in denial. If you want to hate someone for 2000, hate Gore. He's the 8 year VP that lost to an illiterate 1 1/2 term Texas governor.

No, some counties never did any recount. Gore won the popular vote and the electoral vote. Bush had plans to contest the election even if he clearly lost the electoral vote, but won the popular vote. Bush won neither. Looks like he had his bases covered for all 4 outcomes from the popular and electoral vote. Shortly after SCOTUS appointed Bush president he said: "If this were a dictatorship, it would be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator."

Gore would have had a decisve win if the media hadn't focused on BS like the color of his shirt, and claiming that he said he "invented" the Internet.

[J. J.]

I think by the time he leaves office, he'll have a 50% approval rating. The marine wildlife thing is going to play strong for him within the liberal community in which about .5% approve of him.

What, we he go up to 0.50001%?

Not all Liberals are extremists that hated him since day one just because he beat Al Gore. Among the intelligent liberal community, this is a very popular move.

Stupid comment of the day.

You believe that all liberals are stupid extremists?

Of course not, but what Vlad was trying to imply was that liberals who hate Bush for stealing the 2000 election are stupid extremists. Yeah, I'm a real extremist for thinking that every vote should be counted, and that the person who wins an election should be the person who takes office.

Well, the newspapers did examine the ballots and determined Bush won.  Now, if count votes there illegal, or through out some legal votes, you get a Gore victory.

Basically, the perennial "Bush bashers" will never be satisfied because they can't get over it.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Well, the newspapers did examine the ballots and determined Bush won.  Now, if count votes there illegal, or through out some legal votes, you get a Gore victory.

Basically, the perennial "Bush bashers" will never be satisfied because they can't get over it.

WTF? Plenty of illegal absentee votes were counted for Bush while plenty of legal votes were never counted.  One member of the military admitted he sent in his postmarkless ballot Nov. 8th for Bush, after he heard how close the election was. It was counted. There were other absentee ballots that were modified after they were recieved.

[adam]

Every vote was counted, you people are just in denial. If you want to hate someone for 2000, hate Gore. He's the 8 year VP that lost to an illiterate 1 1/2 term Texas governor.

No, some counties never did any recount. Gore won the popular vote and the electoral vote. Bush had plans to contest the election even if he clearly lost the electoral vote, but won the popular vote. Bush won neither. Looks like he had his bases covered for all 4 outcomes from the popular and electoral vote. Shortly after SCOTUS appointed Bush president he said: "If this were a dictatorship, it would be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator."

Gore would have had a decisve win if the media hadn't focused on BS like the color of his shirt, and claiming that he said he "invented" the Internet.

I think this link sums it up quite well.

http://www.florida2000election.com/facts.htm