Decision ‘08

More Signs of a Turning Tide

Those of us who like to read the tea leaves have ample reason to suspect that a turning point has been reached, both for President Bush and our Iraqi policy. As prominent Democrats such as Hillary Clinton attempt to ward off the progressive defeatists, President Bush’s job approval ratings appear to have finally turned the corner:

A new Time magazine poll of 1,004 registered voters conducted Nov. 29-Dec. 1 (margin of error +/-3) found the president’s approval rating to be 41 percent, with a disapproval rating of 53 percent. While it is technically true that the latest approval rating is one point lower than in Time’s previous survey, that poll was taken Sept. 7-8, and in the ensuing period the president’s approval numbers had very clearly dropped much lower.

What is important is that this new Time poll is the third major poll in a row indicating a 40-plus percent approval rating for President Bush. A Nov. 29-30 Fox News poll showed a 42 percent approval, while a Cook Political Report/RT Strategies survey pegged it at 41-percent in a Nov. 17-20 poll. From Oct. 28 until Nov. 15, only one out of 12 major national surveys gave the president an approval rating of 40 percent or higher, and his average approval rating was 37.5 percent.

As the trial of Saddam continues (albeit without the presence of the ruthless dictator) and the Iraqis prepare to head to the polls to elect permanent representation, December may be the month that ends the season of our discontent…

One Response to “More Signs of a Turning Tide”

1 William Thrash Says:
December 7th, 2005 at 10:17 am
Gee, could his numbers finally be turning because he’s showing the tiniest bit of spine to stand up and be just a little bit of a man to the dhimmicrats?

Where are the heroes?