A mainstream media outlet has FINALLY used the term ‘disapproval rating’ when talking about Bush.
To be fair, this should be used any time an opinion poll shows that only 49% of people approve of a President’s handling of a given situation
Bush, Clinton, Obama, it doesn’t matter.
What bothers me is it takes nearly 70% disapproval for them to stop calling it a ‘30% approval rating’ …
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May 29, 2008 at 8:21 am
That’s really a fascinating look at the true glass-half-empty approach the media tends to take towards just about everything. Why does it sound worse to say someone has a “98% disapproval rating” than a “2% approval rating”? Same thing, different spin. You say tomato…