2 Polls Show President Bush Rating Slightly Improving Despite Constant Pounding by Media

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

	Jan. 26	Dec. 8	Oct. 12	Sept. 25
Positive	32%	30%	37%	42%
Negative	68%	70%	63%	58%

Source: Zogby International
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,000 likely American voters, conducted from Jan. 24 to Jan. 26, 2007. Margin of error is 3.2 per cent.

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

	Jan. 31	Jan. 17	Dec. 6	Oct. 25
Approve	38%	35%	38%	40%
Disapprove	54%	58%	54%	53%

Source: Opinion Dynamics / Fox News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 900 registered American voters, conducted on Jan. 30 and Jan. 31, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.