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Bush Aproval After War Lower Than His Father’s

April 21, 2003

(CPOD) Apr. 21, 2003 - The overall rating for George W. Bush remains high in the United States, but the current president's rally after a war is smaller than that of his father, according to a poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. 72 per cent of respondents approve of Bush's policies.

In 1991, president George H. Bush had a 74 per cent approval rating at the start of the first Gulf War, and climbed as high as 85 per cent in the weeks after the campaign was over.

Bush has made no substantial gains when it comes to the 2004 presidential election. 51 per cent of respondents say they would re-elect the current head fo state, while 36 per cent would back the Democratic nominee.

Polling Data

Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?

Approve

72%

Disapprove

22%

Don't know

6%


Would you like to see George W. Bush re-elected president in 2004 or would you prefer that a Democratic candidate win the election?

George W. Bush (R) 

51%

Democratic candidate 

36%

Don't know

13%


Source: Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 924 American adults, conducted from Apr. 10 to Apr. 16, 2003. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent.

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