Bush Approval Rating at 45 Percent - Last Week's Gallup Poll Biased

Last week's Gallup Poll that showed Bush with a 57% approval rating proved biased.
More Republicans were polled than Democrats:

CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll
February 4-6, 2005
Bush Approval/Disapproval 57%-40%

Republicans: 378 (37%)
Independents: 353 (35%)
Democrats: 279 (28%)

A Poll conducted for the AP by Ipsos-Public Affairs after the State of the Union Speech and the Iraqi Elections tell a very different story

The public's confidence in President Bush job performance and the nation's direction has slipped in the opening weeks of his second term, particularly among people 50 and older, according to an Associated Press poll. Adults were evenly divided on Bush's job performance in January, but now 54 percent disapprove and 45 percent approve.

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Poll Shows Drop in Bush's Job Approval