Bush Approval Numbers Rise—A Little

a) Do you approve or disapprove of George W. Bush’s performance as president?

	Mar. 11	Jan. 21	Dec. 17	Nov. 19
Approve	37%	34%	36%	38%
Disapprove	56%	63%	62%	59%

Source: Opinion Research Corporation / CNN
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,027 American adults, conducted from Mar. 9 to Mar. 11, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

b) Do you approve or disapprove of how George W. Bush is handling his job as president?

	Mar. 14	Mar. 4	Feb. 11	Feb. 4
Approve	35%	33%	37%	32%
Disapprove	61%	63%	59%	65%

Source: Gallup / USA Today
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,004 American adults, conducted from Mar. 11 to Mar. 14, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

c) Overall, how would you rate president George W. Bush’s performance on the job?

	Mar. 9	Mar. 2	Jan. 26	Dec. 8
Positive	35%	30%	32%	30%
Negative	65%	69%	68%	70%

Source: Zogby International
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,028 likely American voters, conducted from Mar. 7 to Mar. 9, 2007. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

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

	Mar. 11	Feb. 27	Feb. 11	Jan. 21
Approve	34%	29%	32%	28%
Disapprove	58%	61%	59%	64%

Source: The New York Times / CBS News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,362 American adults, conducted from Mar. 7 to Mar. 11, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

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

	Mar. 16	Mar. 1	Jan. 25	Jan. 18
Approve	30%	31%	30%	31%
Disapprove	60%	61%	64%	62%

Source: Princeton Survey Research Associates / Newsweek
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,001 American adults, conducted on Mar. 14 to Mar. 16, 2007. Margin of error is 4 per cent.