Here is what Bush's campaign manager Matthew Dowd said while being interviewed by the NY Times on Bush's 44% job approval in the CBS/NYT poll:
Mr. Dowd said he was not concerned by the figure, disputing the finding and pointing to a poll by the Gallup Organization.
"If it were true, it would be a problem," he said. "Gallup has our job approval at 51. They're the ones I pay attention to."