CBS Poll: Public Backs GOP's Gustav Change

Americans Also Give Bush Higher Marks For Handling Gustav Compared To Katrina

(CBS)  As Hurricane Gustav prepared to strike the Gulf Coast, the Republican Party and the McCain campaign decided to curtail most of the planned activities of the first day of their convention in St. Paul, Minn. According to a new CBS News Poll, three-quarters of Americans approve of that decision.

Ten percent disapproved of the changes.

Americans also approve of President Bush’s handling of the response to Gustav, according to the poll. Fifty percent of Americans who know enough to say approve of Mr. Bush, compared to 19 percent who do not. However, 31 percent of those interviewed Monday and early Tuesday don’t know enough yet to say.

That’s in stark contrast with Katrina three years ago, when Mr. Bush received very low marks from the public for his handling of the disaster. In the weeks after Katrina hit in 2005, 58 percent of Americans disapproved of Mr. Bush’s handling of it, compared to 38 percent who approved.

The president’s overall job approval fell only a little immediately after Katrina - 41 percent approved, little changed from the 45 percent approval rating he enjoyed in July 2005. But it never rose above 42 percent again. Mr. Bush’s overall job approval stands at 28 percent now.

Overall, confidence in the federal government’s ability to respond to a natural disaster is higher than it was in the days after Katrina in 2005. In September 2005, 49 percent of Americans said they had not much or no confidence in the federal government’s ability to deal with disasters. Now, that number is down to 26 percent. Nineteen percent in the current poll said they had a great deal of confidence in the federal government, and 54 percent that had a fair amount. Comapre that to a similar 19 percent who said a great deal in 2005, and 32 percent who said a fair amount of confidence.

Read The Complete Poll

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This poll was conducted among a random sample of 342 adults nationwide, interviewed by telephone September 1-2, 2008. Phone numbers were dialed from RDD samples of both standard land-lines and cell phones. The error due to sampling for results based on the entire sample could be plus or minus five percentage points. The error for subgroups is higher.

[vetforobama]

Joe Biden just blew another today, didn''''''''t know the difference between battalion and brigades...

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That''s OK at the top of the ticket McSame didn''t know what countries bordered Iraq. After we spend the next 100 years there under McSame we will all know it by heart.

[vetforobama]

Joe BIdens wife KILLED in accident, both children seriously injured..Joe Biden leaves them to run for office.... Yep only women should stay home with kids.. JOE BIDEN:: WORST FATHER OF THE DECADE
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I don''t agree with senseless attacks on any candidate including Mrs. Palen, but your post is slimey even by the right-wing-nut standard.

First, Senator Biden didn''t leave his kids to run for office. He had already won and was sworn in next to his sons hospital bed. Then he travelled to and from work to his home, so he could spend every morning, every night, and every weekend with his boys, like mosty fathers. You slimeball.

[dmgenet]

My...there is a learning curve in the Republican Party. Can you imagine that? After the drubbing Bush got after his less-than-interested focus on Katrina these guys can''t do or say enough nor can they get out of their own way. Gosh, they sound like Democrats. Republicans who care...about re-election and maintaining the status quo.

[pmorton4]

Joe Biden just blew another today, didn''''t know the difference between battalion and brigades. GUESS HIS 5 DEFERMENTS ARE CATCHING UP WITH HIM..LMAO OLD PLAGERIZING JOE
He said battalion instead of brigade. Doesn''t mean he doesn''t know the difference. What war were we fighting in 1961?

[pmorton4]

Joe BIdens wife KILLED in accident, both children seriously injured..Joe Biden leaves them to run for office.... Yep only women should stay home with kids.. JOE BIDEN:: WORST FATHER OF THE DECADE

Where did you get this ***? Biden was elected to office in November and his wife and daughter were killed in December. Why can''t you just tell the truth and quit making up junk?

[gangesdak]

Bush is in the command center to say "Hi guys, how are things", just the kind of things a commander-in-Chief is supposed to do. All the naysayers about Bushy boy, sit down.

[trrrorislamc]

HUSSEIN CANNOT CLOSE THE DEAL,,, lol

hahaha

Why Obama Can''t Close the Sale
By AL HUBBARD and NOAM NEUSNER
September 3, 2008; Page A23

Even before John McCain shook up the presidential race by tapping Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate, polls weren''t showing the late-August lead that Barack Obama (and many Republicans) expected. Why so?

It''s not because of the brilliance of the McCain campaign. Rather we believe that -- despite the media''s best efforts to exempt Mr. Obama''s policies from critical examination -- American voters aren''t sheep. They pay attention to the candidates and positions and make wise decisions about who should lead the country.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122039919493892941.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries

[trrrorislamc]

HUSSEIN ENERGY PLAN,,, INFLATE YOUR TIRES,,, GET A TUNE UP,,,

68 million acres of land federally leased for drilling

It''s part of nearly 2 billion acres overseen by two federal agencies %u2014 the Bureau of Land Management and the Minerals Management Service %u2014 that have potential for oil and gas exploration, the bulk of which is strictly off limits.
http://www.startribune.com/business/25665954.html

hmmmmm that is only 3.4% of the available lands

THANKS DEMONIC-RATS,,,


DRILLING WORKED FOR NORWAY,,,

NORWAY FOUND OFFSHORE OIL,,, SO CAN THE USA,,,

Since 1970 it''s been clear that vast oil and gas riches lay under the ocean floor off the Norwegian coast. In the year 2000, we''''ll still be determining the size of these resources. We know that at the turn of the millennium Norway will be one of the world''s major oil exporting countries and a main source of natural gas for Europe. Following a sharp increase in oil production in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, oil extraction will level off and decline in the next decade, while gas production will double from 1995 to 2005. The Petroleum sector will remain one of the most important spheres of the Norwegian economy for a long time to come.
http://www.reisenett.no/norway/facts/economy/oil_producer.html

[oneopinion]

More useless information disguised as news. Seriously, did someone really pay for a poll to be conducted to determine the perception of Gustav Bush vs. Katrina Bush? CBS (and most other mainstream media) spent the prior week feeding the public the White House and GOP spin regarding Gustav preparation and their sanctimonious handling of their convention. What a surprise that the public picked up on some of it. If the hurricane had not coincided with the convention, the GOP flag waving for the Gulf coast would have been as hard to locate as Al Roker''s hat.

[terry1076]

I flipped over to NBC RNC coverage last night and was appalled to see them showing the president%u2019s address to the convention without the sound of feedback from the audience. This was the most disrespectful and sophomoric stunt I%u2019ve ever seen on national television. I%u2019ve never been a card carrying democrat or republican but this is a horrible reflection on the democratic party if they enjoy this type of activity which I strongly suspect they do. NBC is a sham regarding news coverage and public reporting.

[xyno-2009]

-Palin sought pork-barrel projects for her city and state, contrary to her reformist image.
-Her husband once belonged to a fringe political group in Alaska, with some members supporting secession from the United States.
-She has acknowledged smoking marijuana in the past.

Posted by XmanBorg at 12:28 PM : Sep 03, 2008

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She sounds a lot like Obama. LOL

[xmanborg]

John McCain''''s campaign on Wednesday angrily called for an end to questions about running mate Sarah Palin''''s background, calling it a "faux media scandal designed to destroy the first female Republican nominee" for vice president.

Here is some INFO ABOUT John McLame''''s choice for V.P

-A private attorney is authorized to spend $95,000 of state money to defend her against accusations of abuse of power.
-Palin sought pork-barrel projects for her city and state, contrary to her reformist image.
-Her husband once belonged to a fringe political group in Alaska, with some members supporting secession from the United States.
-She has acknowledged smoking marijuana in the past.

[xmanborg]

George W Bush just needs to stay home and leave the Gulf Coast Residents alone because they all hate him.

[trrrorislamc]

HUSSEIN IS NO COMMANDER IN CHIEF,,, lol

McCain Tops Obama in Commander-in-Chief Test; Stays Competitive on Iraq

Poll Finds 72 Percent of Americans Say McCain Would be Good Commander-in-Chief
http://abcnews.go.com/PollingUnit/Politics/Story?id=5370538&page=1

Obama: Commander-in-(mis)chief?
http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/imperium/2008/07/200872011345855233.html

[xmanborg]

Nice Move Republicans acting like you care about the Gulf Coast and New Orleans

Way-to-GO Bush your Fake-ness almost paid off and the public almost thought you cared, but its an election year and George W Bush you have Fracked the Republican party and everybody hates you.

[liberal101]

Before you elect anybody for a president, ask yourself these questions.Do you have a job? How''s the economy doing? what are these candidates doing to fix the economy? When''s the war going to end? What are the solutions to the subprime crisis and what are the candidates doing to fix it? What are each candidates standing on oil prices? Think about the public issues first rather. It doesn''t matter if the candidate is white, black , green , yellow or brown in color or whatever religion he belongs to as long as he has problem solving abilities and is a good man/woman and puts the nation''s interests at top priority.

[sayso2]

Just to be clear on the matter: The emergency PREPAREDNESS for Gustav was excellent (i.e. the massive evacuation). It is difficult to say whether, had the storm been as devasting to New Orleans as Katrina was, that the RESPONSE would have been any better. Just goes to show, an ounce of prevention still is better than a pound of cure.

[antoniof123]

he is a member of YOUR federal governments Foriegn Relations Committee

In which Obama has not served ONE day on.....to busy campaigning!

Posted by angryman55 at 08:31 AM : Sep 03, 2008

And McCain misses more Senate votes than any other Senator in history what is your point.

[xmanborg]

Nice ACT George W Douschbag. Nice photo shoot and picture of you acting like you care about Gulf Coast Residents.

George your a joke.

[questionnews]

BOUNCE HUSSEIN BOUNCE

hahaha

McCain/Palin at 47%, compared to 45% support for Obama/Biden.

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news
/2071565/posts

Posted by trrrorislamc at 10:28 AM : Sep 03, 2008

Hey! All Obama has to do is bring out Rev. Wright to give a few speeches & that should even up the polls!
Yea! That''s the ticket!