4 Polls Show Bush Gaining Ground

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

	Jun. 16	May 7	Apr. 23
Approve	37%	34%	32%
Disapprove	53%	58%	60%

Source: Opinion Research Corporation / CNN
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,017 American adults, conducted from Jun. 14 and Jun. 15, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

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

	Jun. 2006	Apr. 2006	Mar. 2006
Approve	36%	35%	33%
Disapprove	54%	55%	57%

Source: Princeton Survey Research Associates / Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,501 American adults, conducted from Jun. 14 to Jun. 19, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

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

	Jun. 20	Jun. 6	Mar. 16	Mar. 2
Positive	36%	31%	38%	38%
Negative	64%	69%	62%	62%

Source: Zogby International
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,050 likely American voters, conducted from Jun. 15 to Jun. 20, 2006. Margin of error is 3.2 per cent.

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

	Jun. 2006	May 2006	Apr. 2006	Mar. 2006
Approve	36%	32%	34%	37%
Disapprove	57%	61%	60%	57%

Source: American Research Group
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,100 American adults, conducted from Jun. 18 to Jun. 21, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.