Bush Job Approval At 37%, Gallup Poll; Bill Now Seen More Popular Than Hillary

President Bush's job approval is at 37% in the latest Gallup poll, down from the 40% recorded earlier this month. But the president's numbers have been showing a gradual improvement from their low point of 31% in early May but are lower than they were at the start of the year.

Bush's ratings are back up to 82% among Republicans, accounting for the stabilization from the free-fall of the spring.

Here are the Gallup numbers by issue:

George W. Bush's Issues Approval July 21-23, 2006
	Approve	Disapprove
	%	%
Terrorism	47	50
The economy	39	59
Foreign affairs	38	56
The situation in the Middle East	37	56
The situation in Iraq	35	62

GALLUP POLL SHOWS BILL MORE POPULAR THAN HILLARY

Gallup also released a poll today showing former president Bill Clinton has a higher "favorable" rating than his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton. The former president's favorability rating is at 59%, while Sen. Clinton's is at 51%. The difference, according to the poll, is that Hillary has an image problem among men.