Zapatero Approval Steady In Spain (poll: Instituto Opina / Cadena Ser)

[struggle4progress]

(Angus Reid Consultants - CPOD Global Scan) – José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero maintains a steady level of public support in Spain, according to a poll by Instituto Opina released by Cadena Ser. 58.2 per cent of respondents approve of the president’s performance. <snip>

Do you approve or disapprove of the performance of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero as president?

Mar. 2005 Late Feb. 2004 Early Feb. 2004

Approve 58.2% 58.1% 63.0%
Disapprove 32.3% 31.3% 28.2%

Source: Instituto Opina / Cadena Ser
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,000 Spanish adults, conducted on Mar. 9, 2005. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.

http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewItem&itemID=6382

[Cha]

1. I'm glad this hombre is

doin' okay..hope it gets even better.

And Franco's statue is down!

[AP]

2. Almost 2:1 approve to disapprove -- that's great for a liberal.

Usually the press works them over so bad they don't get numbers like that year out.

Those are great numbers.

[arcos]

3. the press in Spain is not all right wing...

Spain's most important newspaper, El País, is definitely left wing for example.

[Robbien]

4. Ha! Bush gets mid forties and the media screams almost half approve

Zapatero gets almost sixty percent and the media whispers "steady".