Among Republicans, the President's Approval Rating is now at 78%. That's an
improvement from the low of 71% reached on the day Harriet Miers withdrew
from consideration as a Supreme Court nominee. Today's figures are the first
based entirely upon interviews conducted following the withdrawal of Miers'
nomination.

Bush Job Approval

Strongly Approve 22%
Somewhat Approve 22%
Somewhat Disapprove 15%
Strongly Disapprove 41%



Bush is up 7 points among Republicans, and 4 points overall since the Miers
withdrawal. And this is just 2 days after one of his Administration
officials was indicted for perjury and obstruction of justice.