> While partisanship is a large part of this, Iraq and foreign policy
> stand out as the key factors in Bush's approval ratings even when
> political leanings are taken into account. Among Republicans,
> Democrats and independents ratings of how the president has handled
> Iraq and foreign policy are the most closely tied to overall job
> approval ratings.
So W's approval ratings have been slipping, and approval correlates highly with party affiliation. Is there any direct measurement that self-reported party affiliation has been shifting?
-- Andy