Bush's Approval Jumps On Zarqawi's Death

[ECH1969]

For one day at least, President Bush was more popular than he's been all year.

The president's lagging poll numbers got a swift boost from Thursday's news that U.S. warplanes had killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the most wanted-terrorist in Iraq. Polling done on Thursday for the IBD/TIPP Presidential Leadership Index gave Bush a 44.2 rating. The last time the Index reached this level was in December, when it hit 44.3.

Raghavan Mayur, president of TIPP, a unit of TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence, said the sudden rise in sentiment on a range of issues, including America's standing in the world, suggests Bush's bounce is "totally attributable" to Zarqawi.

Bush got a similar jump after the capture of Saddam Hussein in December 2003.

http://www.investors.com/editorial/IBDArticles.asp?artsec=5&issue=20060609

[theophilus]

1. Gee, sometime I think that lots of Americans are stoopid. n/t

[bbinacan]

2. It won't last. n/t

[Cetacea]

4. agreed. Effective but temporary. eom

[Warpy]

5. It'll last until the next time the car needs gas

or the next trip to the supermarket.

Then reality will set in. The army got him and Stupid didn't have a damned thing to do with it. Stupid's insane economic policies DO have something to do with the inflation we're only just beginning to see.

[catmother]

3. that is sad. because the troops got rid of one terrorist bush gets

credit.

[PCIntern]

6. Not only is Zarq dead...

but gas prices are 1.10 a gallon! WOW!

I'm voting for him next time...you mean I can't? He CAN'T run? We need a Constitutional Amendment!

[onehandle]

7. American Soldiers are still dying.

Hooray for our fearless leader!

[patrice]

8. The * Obssessed. Or would that be * Possessed?

People living on a pipe-dream.

I. E. Addicts. Psychological addiction to Daddy-God and Oil.

[panader0]

9. Let's see the photo of the 8 year old girl who was also killed

[Philosoraptor]

10. Some Jump. It's more like a Fart.

[fooj]

11. For goodness sake...look at the link. www.INVESTORS.com?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1398987

Rasmussen shows NO bump yet. And he's a Bushbot!

[KittyWampus]

17. LOL! They are scrapping the barrel for polling sources.

[Democrats_win]

12. Memo to M$M: The check is in the mail. Sincerely, GWB.

[wtbymark]

13. and just before november

they'll kill OBL - so the pukes in congress can save their ass. None of this has anything to do with their policies. Oh, except one, Corperate Global Dominance.

[TheCowsCameHome]

14. Of course it would jump. It'll drop in no time, as violence escalates

As soon as those freedom living Iraqis get back to killing each other his numbers will drop to normal. Just a ripple effect. This was entirely predictable.

[Human Torch]

15. News stories like this one will be the deal-breaker:

He'll be back in the 29% club in no time:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2331311&mesg_id=2331311

[Skittles]

16. it is embarrassing

the idea that so many Americans are such damn idiots