[lbo-talk] Bush at 44%

[Doug Henwood]

[as predicted via the proprietary LBO BushNGas model just the other  
day: "o it wouldn't be surprising to see his approval numbers rise  
into the mid-40s in the coming weeks" <http:// 
www.leftbusinessobserver.com/BushNGas.html> - it's looking more like  
the Dems will blow the fall election]

<http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-09-18-bush-poll_x.htm>

Poll finds rebound in Bush approval
Updated 9/19/2006 10:23 AM ET

By Jill Lawrence and Susan Page, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — Amid falling gas prices and a two-week drive to  
highlight his administration's efforts to fight terrorism, President  
Bush's approval rating has risen to 44% in a new USA TODAY/Gallup  
Poll. That's his highest rating in a year.
The poll also showed likely voters evenly divided between Democratic  
and Republican candidates for Congress, 48%-48%. Among registered  
voters, Democrats had a 51%-42% advantage.