George W. Bush Gets Post-Osama Bounce?

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I was a bit surprised this morning to see an AP poll showing the President at a 60 percent approval rating, and the number of Americans saying he should be reelected above 50 percent. Numerous other polls have shown a small post-Osama bounce, but they’ve also shown his approval on the economy being exceptionally weak.

Well, if you suspect there is something off about this poll — you’re right. Jim Geraghty looked at the internals and finds it’s pretty skewed:

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