Bush inching up...

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Monday January 30, 2006 · 8:53 AM PST

2006/01/30 · 08:53

Boy, that press sure wants to talk about Bush "inching" up in popularity. They can't bring themselves to talk about Bush being "unpopular", as it would violate their very carefully constructed media narrative for the guy.

So we get stories about Bush's rebound, and Chris Matthews waxing poetic about how illegal NSA wiretaps are paying off politically for Bush, etc.

But what's the reality? Here are the most recent polls with their respective trend lines:

Time Magazine

1/24-26 11/29-12/1
Approve 41 41
Disapprove 55 53

ABC/WaPo

1/23-26 1/5-8
Approve 42 46
Disapprove 56 52

Fox News

1/24-25 1/10-11
Approve 41 42
Disapprove 51 49

Cook Political Report

1/22-25 12/8-11
Approve 47 50
Disapprove 42 55

LA Times/Bloomberg

1/22-25 1/15-17
Approve 43 54
Disapprove 50 47

CBS/NYT

1/20-25 1/5-8
Approve 42 41
Disapprove 51 52

CNN/Gallup/USA Today

1/20-22 1/9-12
Approve 43 43
Disapprove 54 53

Hotline Poll

1/12-15 12/12-13
Approve 46 50
Disapprove 53 47

So, six out of the last eight polls have shown Bush heading lower. At best, Bush is treading water. So this nonsense about Bush's approval ratings going up is just that, nonsense.

Bush inching up...

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