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Despite the killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, President Bush remains hugely unpopular with lethal job approval numbers. The much anticipated "bounce" Karl Rove, et al, had hoped for simply hasn't materialized.
From Rasmussen Reports polling:
Thirty-nine percent (39%) of Americans approve of the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President. Sixty percent (60%) disapprove.
Two-thirds of the telephone interviews for this update were conducted following the death of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. This suggests that there is no immediate “bounce” for the President from the news.
Economic confidence, as measured by the Rasmussen Consumer and Investor Index , has actually slipped a bit since the terrorist leader’s death. That stands in sharp contrast to the reaction following the capture of Saddam Hussein when economic confidence soared to the highest levels of the post-9/11 era.