Oh my - the Christmas mytery minibouce is over for * - link below

[NRaleighLiberal]

Rasmussen, which had chimpy at 45 at one point in Jan, is finally honing back in toward some sort of reality at 40% (and of course, who ARE those 40%??)

Even more telling is this wonderfully helpful graph -

http://www.hist.umn.edu/~ruggles/Approval.htm

And, zoomed in a bit,

http://www.pop.umn.edu/~ruggles/2004.htm

Then there is this helpful site:

http://www.pollster.com/presbushapproval.php

Now that is a trend that should enable the Dems to take back the presidency in 08 more likely - as long as some of the * slime sticks to whoever the Pugs run.

[peacetalksforall]

1. K & R ALERT!!! Keep this kicked for all those visual learners out

there. Send to everyone. Point out all the polling services that are represented.

Congratulations to the war President, the front man, the fund raiser par excellence, the persons who is always 1/2 of the lie - putting him out there to lie and having one of his staff say the opposite within hours before or after he speaks.

Congratulations to Republicans for the lousy job of running this country and in fact running it backwards.

Yes, this is the BACKWARD ADMINISTRATION - back to 1156 AD (?) for a reversal of the Magna Carta principle in this country. Back before civil rights. Back to arsenic in the water. Back to invasion and slaughter. Steadily ... backwards.

Yes the BACKWARD ADMINISTRATION. Mind and monetary control over the citizens for the profit and pleasure of a few.

Stop them now! This country is a GRAND HYPOCRISY under them.

[Arkansas Granny]

2. Real Clear Politics has a composite poll that averages several

other polls which I find very helpful. You can find it in the left column, partway down the page.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/

[tbyg52]

3. I find it interesting

that Gallup is virtually always above the trend line, and has some whopping outliers. I'd be interested to know their methodology.