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Half empty or half full?

<THE ZOGBY America Poll, conducted Friday through Sunday, showed that 47 percent of likely voters believed that Bush deserved re-election, compared to 32 percent who said it was time for someone new.

This means that less than a third think someone else should be President. Granted, less than half are fully for Bush, but the rest are undecided.

...Approval and disapproval overwhelmingly tracked party registration, with 83 percent of Republicans saying Bush deserved to be re-elected, compared to only 19 percent of Democrats. The poll indicated, however, that the president has opportunity for improvement — a quarter of Democrats and 28 percent of registered independents said they were still undecided

This also seems to imply that 19 percent of Democrats--1 in 5--think he should be reelected, and that another 25 percent of Democrats are undecided on the matter. Total: 44 percent of Democrats who are not fully in favor of replacing Bush.

Again, I hestitate to place much significance on polls where I don't have full access to the actual questions. One can cook such numbers in many ways.

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