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Press Briefing 05/02/06
— Tuesday, May 02, 2006 —

Q Scott, you said the President is focused on results, not polls. At what point will he have to focus on polls if, in fact, they continue to drop, as they are doing?

MR. McCLELLAN: Well, I guess you all are going to stay focused on polls, and that's what you can do. We're going to keep getting things done for the American people. That's what the American people want us to do. And we're accomplishing some important things to make America safer and to make America more prosperous. And the President will continue talking about those important priorities.

I assume that you're bringing up -- "at what point will he pay attention to this" -- I assume you're bringing up the context of this an election year for members of Congress. And the elections have a tendency to really clarify what the choices are. And the President will continue to make clear what the choices are on the important priorities facing this country. That means the war on terrorism, it means our economy, and it means other issues, such as Medicare, which I mentioned earlier.

Q If the President continues to stay focused on results, but those results, themselves, result in lower and lower polls, at what point will he have to look at the results themselves?

MR. McCLELLAN: Let me make clear, the American people want their leaders in Washington to work together, to get things done on the important priorities facing this country and the big challenges facing this country. This President believes in solving problems and leading and working across the partisan isle to get things done. And that's what he's going to continue doing.

And I think that we'll let the results speak for themselves. We'll also let the choices speak for themselves. The President is going to continue to clearly articulate what the choices are for addressing these important priorities going forward.

Q Does he not think that a poll is a way for the American people to speak to him?

MR. McCLELLAN: I think they are snapshots in time. And there are important priorities that we're working to address right now, and we're achieving some meaningful results for the American people. And I think it's important to talk about what the American people care most about, and that's what this President is doing -- not only talking about it, but acting on those important priorities.

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