<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallup_poll" class="extiw" title="w:Gallup poll">Gallup</a>/<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_Today" class="extiw" title="w:USA Today">USA Today</a></i> poll question: "Do you approve or disapprove of the way <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> is handling his job as president?"
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<div class="legend" style="direction:ltr;line-height:23px;"><div class="legend-content" style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;box-sizing:border-box;width:34px;height:23px;overflow:hidden;font-size:15px;border:thin solid #333;background:#4A7EBB;color:#202122;text-align:center;"> </div> approve</div>
<div class="legend" style="direction:ltr;line-height:23px;"><div class="legend-content" style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;box-sizing:border-box;width:34px;height:23px;overflow:hidden;font-size:15px;border:thin solid #333;background:#BE4B48;color:#202122;text-align:center;"> </div> disapprove</div>
<div class="legend" style="direction:ltr;line-height:23px;"><div class="legend-content" style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;box-sizing:border-box;width:34px;height:23px;overflow:hidden;font-size:15px;border:thin solid #333;background:#98B954;color:#202122;text-align:center;"> </div> unsure</div>
Note the spikes following the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:9/11" title="Category:9/11">September 11, 2001 attacks</a>, the beginning of the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a> (March 2003), and the capture of <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Saddam_Hussein" title="Saddam Hussein">Saddam Hussein</a> (December 2003).
<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Tom" title="User:Tom">User:Tom</a>, using Microsoft Excel.
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Polling numbers retrieved from: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.pollingreport.com/BushJob.htm">http://www.pollingreport.com/BushJob.htm</a>