Hey Broder, has Bush made his "comeback" yet?

Daily Kos Staff

Thursday March 01, 2007 · 6:16 PM PST

2007/03/01 · 18:16

David Broder is considered the "dean" of the DC punditry because ... well, who knows. I mean, this is the guy who says things like this:

It may seem perverse to suggest that, at the very moment the House of Representatives is repudiating his policy in Iraq, President Bush is poised for a political comeback. But don't be astonished if that is the case.

And that wasn't in some reality-addled wingnut publication, but in the supposedly credible Washington Post.

So let's see Bush's numbers in the two subsequent weeks. (From Polling Report unless otherwise hyperlinked.)

Approve Disapprove CBS/NY Times 2/23-27 29 61 2/8-11 32 59 FOX 2/27-28 34 57 2/13-14 35 56 Time 2/23-26 34 60 1/22-23 37 59 ABC News/WaPo 2/22-25 36 62 1/16-19 33 65

Yeah, that's 29 percent in the latest CBS/NYT poll. But lucky for Broder, that ABC News poll is clear sign of Bush's "political comeback". Color me "astonished"!

Or maybe not. But lucky for Broder, we've given him roughly two Friedman units -- until the end of 2007 -- to see whether his prediction does any better than his Iraq War cheerleading. Given his recent record, I won't be holding my breath.

Maybe Broder can claim victory when Bush bounces all the way back to 36 percent in the NYT/CBS poll.

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