The GOP would point out -- and they would be right -- that the approval rating in the autumn before an election is not a good predictor of how the election will turn out,
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The polls showed very clearly that Bush the father had exactly the same problems in 1987 that Al Gore is facing today, ... He wasn't considered inspiring, people didn't think he could bring about change and he wasn't thought of as a strong leader.
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