Bush Continues Slow Rise in September

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

	Sept. 7	Aug. 6	Jun. 25	May 15
Approve	42%	40%	38%	33%
Disapprove	55%	58%	60%	65%

Source: TNS / ABC News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,003 American adults, conducted from Sept. 4 to Sept. 7, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

b) In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job that George W. Bush is doing as president?

	Sept. 2006	Jul. 2006	Jun. 2006	Apr. 2006
Approve	42%	39%	37%	36%
Disapprove	53%	56%	58%	57%

Source: Hart/McInturff / The Wall Street Journal / NBC News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,009 American adults, conducted from Sept. 8 to Sept. 11, 2006. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

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

	Sept. 13	Aug. 30	Aug. 9	Jul. 12
Approve	40%	38%	36%	36%
Disapprove	49%	56%	56%	53%

Source: Opinion Dynamics / Fox News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 900 American likely voters, conducted on Sept. 12 and Sept. 13, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

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

	Sept. 10	Aug. 20	Aug. 10	Jul. 23
Approve	39%	42%	37%	40%
Disapprove	56%	54%	59%	59%

Source: Gallup / USA Today
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,002 American adults, conducted from Sept. 7 to Sept. 10, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

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

	Sept. 14	Sept. 5	Aug. 15	Jun. 20
Positive	39%	37%	34%	36%
Negative	61%	63%	66%	64%

Source: Zogby International
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,034 likely American voters, conducted from Sept. 12 to Sept. 14, 2006. Margin of error is 3.2 per cent.

f) Overall, do you approve, disapprove or have mixed feelings about the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?

	Sept. 2006	Aug. 2006	Jul. 2006
Approve	39%	33%	36%
Disapprove	60%	64%	63%
Mixed feelings	1%	2%	1%

Source: Ipsos-Public Affairs / Associated Press
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,501 American adults, conducted from Sept. 11 to Sept. 13, 2006. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

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

	Sept. 2006	Aug. 2006	Jul. 2006	Jun. 2006
Approve	37%	37%	36%	36%
Disapprove	53%	54%	57%	54%

Source: Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,507 American adults, conducted from Sept. 6 to Sept. 10, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.