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:: Monday, June 21, 2004 ::

A Little Historical Perspective

                     PRESIDENT BUSH AND HIS PREDECESSORS

                             JOB APPROVAL RATINGS

       President         Date     Positive   Negative   Not Sure   Re-elected

     George W. Bush    June 2004     50         49         1           ?

     Clinton           June 1996     55         45         1          Yes

     George H.W. Bush  June 1992     32         67         1           No

     Reagan            June 1984     55         45         *          Yes

     Carter            June 1980     26         73         1           No

     Ford              June 1976     41         57         2           No

     Nixon             June 1972     56         42         2          Yes

     Johnson           June 1968     45       No data   No data        No

                                                                 (did not run)



     *=Less than 0.5 percent

Harris has Bush and cabinet members moving up in polls.

Although it is still way too early to make any meaningful predictions, this certainly seems like good news for the Bush camp.

Via Hugh Hewitt [>]

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