There’s a new Gallup poll out this morning, filled with all sorts of stuff. First, it has George Bush’s approval rating at 34 percent, about where it has been in Gallup for many months, but slightly better than the 28 percent in a recent Newsweek poll. Still, Gallup finds that Americans disapprove of the president’s handling of virtually everything:
Approve Disapprove
Terrorism 47 50
The economy 39 58
Foreign affairs 35 60
Iraq 30 67
No real surprises there. On the favorable/unfavorable ratings of various politicians, Hillary Clinton is up a bit at 50-47, and Al Gore is at 49-43. John McCain is significantly better at 50-30, John Edwards is at 49-31, and Barack Obama is at 50-24. No one, however, can touch Rudy Giuliani at 61-24 favorable to unfavorable.
The poll, taken after the Republican presidential debate in California, has the GOP race basically unchanged, with Giuliani at 34, McCain 20, Fred Thompson 13, Newt Gingrich 8, and Romney at 7. Gallup also asked Republicans and those who lean Republican who they would choose if the race came down to Giuliani vs. McCain. Giuliani leads, 56-38 — a result basically unchanged in recent months.
In the Democratic race, Hillary Clinton jumped up several points to lead the race at 38, with Obama at 23, Al Gore at 14, and John Edwards at 12. Asked who they would support in a Clinton vs. Obama race, Democrats chose Clinton 56-37.






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