Bush approval highest in Gallup history

[Nathan Newman]

I actually see these poll swings as showing how unseriously people take the
polls- or rather how self-conscious people are about their public use.
People see "rallying around the flag" (i.e. the President in this case) as a
public message to the world of defiance and inability to divide the nation -
essentially saying to terrorists that they failed if that was their goal.

This period no doubt helps Bush politically in general, but not necessarily
on specific policy goals or on reelection, because once we reenter partisan
choices, the "rally" effect has less public meaning.

-- Nathan Newman

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Farmelant" <farmelantj at juno.com>
To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com>
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 10:47 AM
Subject: Re: Bush approval highest in Gallup history


> As I recall Bush the Elder also hit 90% approval ratings
> in some public opinion polls at the time of the
> Gulf War, for all the good that was to do him politically
> the following year.  Probably one factor in the elder
> Bush's loss in 1992 was that his people took those
> polls a little too seriously.
>
> Jim F.
>
> On Mon, 24 Sep 2001 10:30:04 -0400 Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
> writes:
> > <http://www.gallup.com/poll/releases/pr010924.asp>
> >
> > POLL ANALYSES
> > September 24, 2001
> >
> > Bush Job Approval Highest in Gallup History
> > Widespread public support for war on terrorism
> >
> >
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