Brendan Nyhan

Bush approval: Power Line vs. reality

Power Line’s John Hinderaker has a post with the title “President Bush’s support holding steady” that cites a Rasmussen poll showing Bush’s approval at 42 percent. But if you look at the polls as a whole, as Charles Franklin does, it’s obvious that Bush’s support isn’t holding steady. In fact, his approval numbers have dropped substantially — Rasmussen is an outlier:

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