RealClearPolitics Poll Averages <SUP>SM</SUP>
President Bush Job Approval
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Poll</TD><TD class=poll-head align=middle>
Date</TD><TD class=poll-head align=middle>
Approve</TD><TD class=poll-head align=middle>
Disapprove</TD><TD class=poll-head align=middle>
Spread</TD></TR></TR><TR><TD class=poll-avg>
RCP Average</TD><TD class=poll-avg align=middle>
05/01 - 05/07</TD><TD class=poll-avg align=middle>
35.8%</TD><TD class=poll-avg align=middle>
60.3%</TD><TD class=poll-avg align=middle>
-24.5%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=light>
USA Today/Gallup</TD><TD class=light align=middle>05/05 - 05/07</TD><TD class=light align=middle>31%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>65%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>
-34%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dark>
Rasmussen</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>05/05 - 05/07</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>41%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>58%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>
-17%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=light>
FOX News</TD><TD class=light align=middle>05/02 - 05/03</TD><TD class=light align=middle>38%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>53%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>
-15%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dark>
AP-Ipsos</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>05/01 - 05/03</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>33%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>65%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>
-32%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=light>
Rasmussen</TD><TD class=light align=middle>05/01 - 05/03</TD><TD class=light align=middle>41%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>57%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>
-16%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dark>
USA Today/Gallup</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>04/28 - 04/30</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>34%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>63%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>
-29%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=light>
CBS News</TD><TD class=light align=middle>04/28 - 04/30</TD><TD class=light align=middle>33%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>58%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>
-25%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dark>
Cook/RT Strategies</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>04/27 - 04/30</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>36%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>59%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>
-23%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=light>
NBC/WSJ</TD><TD class=light align=middle>04/21 - 04/24</TD><TD class=light align=middle>36%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>57%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>
-21%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dark>
CNN</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>04/21 - 04/23</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>32%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>60%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>
-28%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=light>
FOX News</TD><TD class=light align=middle>04/18 - 04/19</TD><TD class=light align=middle>33%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>57%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>
-24%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dark>
Pew Research</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>04/07 - 04/16</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>35%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>55%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>
-20%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=light>
Gallup</TD><TD class=light align=middle>04/10 - 04/13</TD><TD class=light align=middle>36%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>59%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>
-23%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dark>
LA Times/Bloomberg</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>04/08 - 04/11</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>39%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>57%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>
-18%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=light>
CNN/USA Today/Gallup</TD><TD class=light align=middle>04/07 - 04/09</TD><TD class=light align=middle>37%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>60%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>
-23%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dark>
Cook/RT Strategies</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>04/06 - 04/09</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>37%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>56%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>
-19%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=light>
CBS News</TD><TD class=light align=middle>04/06 - 04/09</TD><TD class=light align=middle>37%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>56%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>
-19%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dark>
ABC News/Wash Post</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>04/06 - 04/09</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>38%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>60%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>
-22%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=light>
FOX News</TD><TD class=light align=middle>04/04 - 04/05</TD><TD class=light align=middle>36%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>53%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>
-17%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dark>
AP-Ipsos</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>04/03 - 04/05</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>36%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>62%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>
-26%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=light>
Time</TD><TD class=light align=middle>03/29 - 03/30</TD><TD class=light align=middle>37%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>57%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>
-20%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dark>
Rasmussen</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>03/23 - 03/25</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>44%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>55%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>
-11%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=light>
Democracy Corps (D)</TD><TD class=light align=middle>03/16 - 03/20</TD><TD class=light align=middle>40%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>57%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>
-17%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dark>
Newsweek</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>03/16 - 03/17</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>36%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>58%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>
-22%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=light>
Gallup</TD><TD class=light align=middle>03/13 - 03/16</TD><TD class=light align=middle>37%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>59%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>
-22%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dark>
FOX News</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>03/14 - 03/15</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>39%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>51%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>
-12%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=light>
NPR</TD><TD class=light align=middle>03/12 - 03/14</TD><TD class=light align=middle>39%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>58%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>
-19%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dark>
NBC/WSJ</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>03/10 - 03/13</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>37%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>58%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>
-21%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=light>
Survey USA</TD><TD class=light align=middle>03/10 - 03/12</TD><TD class=light align=middle>36%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>60%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>
-24%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dark>
CNN/USA Today/Gallup</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>03/10 - 03/12</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>36%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>60%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>
-24%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=light>
CBS News</TD><TD class=light align=middle>03/09 - 03/12</TD><TD class=light align=middle>34%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>57%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>
-23%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dark>
Pew Research</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>03/08 - 03/12</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>33%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>57%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>
-24%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=light>
Rasmussen</TD><TD class=light align=middle>03/09 - 03/11</TD><TD class=light align=middle>44%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>54%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>
-10%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dark>
AP-Ipsos</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>03/06 - 03/08</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>37%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>60%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>
-23%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=light>
ABC News/Wash Post</TD><TD class=light align=middle>03/02 - 03/05</TD><TD class=light align=middle>41%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>58%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>
-17%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dark>
CNN/USA Today/Gallup</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>02/28 - 03/01</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>38%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>60%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>
-22%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=light>
FOX News</TD><TD class=light align=middle>02/28 - 03/01</TD><TD class=light align=middle>39%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>54%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>
-15%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dark>
LA Times/Bloomberg</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>02/25 - 03/01</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>38%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>58%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>
-20%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=light>
Rasmussen</TD><TD class=light align=middle>02/24 - 02/26</TD><TD class=light align=middle>43%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>55%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>
-12%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dark>
Cook/RT Strategies</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>02/23 - 02/26</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>40%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>54%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>
-14%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=light>
CBS News</TD><TD class=light align=middle>02/22 - 02/26</TD><TD class=light align=middle>34%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>59%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>
-25%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dark>
Hotline/FD</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>02/16 - 02/19</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>45%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>52%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>
-7%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=light>
Time</TD><TD class=light align=middle>02/15 - 02/16</TD><TD class=light align=middle>40%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>54%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>
-14%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dark>
Rasmussen</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>02/13 - 02/15</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>46%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>53%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>
-7%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=light>
WNBC/Marist</TD><TD class=light align=middle>02/13 - 02/15</TD><TD class=light align=middle>40%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>57%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>
-17%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dark>
Battleground</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>02/12 - 02/15</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>46%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>52%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>
-6%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=light>
CNN/USA Today/Gallup</TD><TD class=light align=middle>02/09 - 02/12</TD><TD class=light align=middle>39%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>56%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>
-17%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dark>
Gallup</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>02/06 - 02/09</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>42%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>55%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>
-13%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=light>
FOX News</TD><TD class=light align=middle>02/07 - 02/08</TD><TD class=light align=middle>44%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>47%</TD><TD class=light align=middle>
-3%</TD></TR><TR><TD class=dark>
AP-Ipsos</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>02/06 - 02/08</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>40%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>57%</TD><TD class=dark align=middle>
-17%</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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