President Bush got a boost in approval rating and election polling due in part to the focus last week on Reagan??¢â???¬â???¢s funeral and the coming handover of power in Iraq, Newsday reported.
Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew Research Center, which conducted the poll, said, "Bush got a little lift last week from the Reagan commemoration. His (approval) ratings were 44 percent in interviewing done before ... and went up to 50 percent after Reagan's death."
Election polling showed President Bush leading John Kerry in a three-way race, with Bush at 46 percent, Kerry at 42 percent and Ralph Nader at 6 percent. In a race between just Bush and Kerry, the candidates were tied.
