Bush support slips amid terror attacks

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-10-27-poll-bush_x.htm

The continued terror attacks in Iraq and the mounting U.S. death toll there are sapping American confidence in the Bush administration's handling of the crisis, a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll shows. (Related link: Poll results)
The weekend poll finds that 50% of Americans disapprove of the way the administration has managed the situation in the nearly six months that have passed since major conflict ended on May 1. That is up sharply from the 18% who disapproved in late April, when it was assumed U.S. troops had secured the country.

With daily headlines trumpeting new attacks against the occupying forces, public resolve for staying the course also appears to be fading.

A majority, 57%, of respondents now say the United States should withdraw some or all of its troops. That is up considerably from two months ago when 46% said withdraw some or all troops.

Overall, 41% say send more troops or keep levels as they are, down from 51% in August.

[diplomats]

1. And this poll was done Friday-Sunday

before the worst attacks, which took place today.

[Cha]

2. Kick

:kick:

[flamingyouth]

3. Yet, still 50% apparently think he's swell

Go figure.

:kick:

[izzie]

4. And some will stick to the end.

:tinfoilhat:

[grasswire]

5. here's the critical number

"Asked in the poll whether they would vote in the next election to re-elect Bush or choose an unnamed Democratic candidate, 46% of registered voters said Bush and 43% said a Democrat. That is one more sign that Bush has a tough fight on his hands next year."

When an incumbent falls below 50 percent reelect, he's in real serious trouble.

[The Magistrate]

6. That Is True, Sir

"LET'S GO GET THOSE BUSH BASTARDS!"

[DemoTex]

7. Situation much worse than Vietnam (IMHO)

We will not leave Iraq until the Bu$h regime is disposed. If we get 4-more of Bu$h-the-Dumb in 2004, and Jeb in 2008, we are fucked. Totally fucked. We will be in Iraq until, at least, January 2017 if the BFEE prevails.

[The Magistrate]

11. Have Not Seen You In Ages, Sir!

A pleasure to have your comments on this matter.

Iraq will be the ruin of the criminals of the '00 Coup.

"LET'S GO GET THOSE BUSH BASTARDS!"

[pfitz59]

8. Gallup Poll in says Iraqis love us!

Must've polled Chalabi and his hoods!

[are_we_united_yet]

9. Hey Saddam, Remember "Bring 'em on"

We were just kidding

[PartyPooper]

10. Reading this headline

I thought Junior might have 'slipped' getting out of the shower or something like that...or, maybe, his jockstrap 'gave way'...

Seriously, his die-hard repuke fans / devotees will go down with him (Bibles and stock portfolios in hand). But, maybe, the rest of Amerika is waking up. Let's hope so!

:evilgrin:

[Melsky]

12. Nice to see the poll numbers

going way down. This man and his entire administration are war criminals. How anyone could support this lying self serving buffoon at this point is beyond me.

[Tom Kitten]

13. Too bad it takes megadeath

for people to begin to scrape the crusts from their eyes about our rootin' tootin" shoot first ask questions later unelected fraud of a cowboy President who is "leading" "us" down the gutter towards oblivia...Three years it's been, and our country is close to ruin.
I hate it.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

17. Let's enlist Motorhead, Iron Maiden and AC/DC too then

Sorry, couldn't resist :evilgrin:

[Sick of Bullshit]

14. Now wait a doggone minute!

Didn't Whistleass himself say that the increasing attacks were a sign of the *cough* success *cough* of his mighty plan? Shouldn't this *cough* success *cough* propel his approval numbers into the stratosphere?

That's how it's supposed to work in this alternate universe, isn't it?
:crazy:

[DebJ]

15. more like success on the part of the Iraqi's

on CNN last night someone said the attacks were a sign that the Iraqi's were getting 'desperate'. In our household, it seems to us more likely that the Iraqi's are getting more 'successful'.

[TheLastMohican]

16. Did they really say "desperate"?

I do have a feeling that this war is just getting started as the guerillas are getting their hands on some complicated hardware like salvo launchers and anti-air guided missiles.

P.S. And about that Black Hawk downed the other day with an anti-tank RPG. Some of those rebels are one hell of a shot with RPGs if they can shoot at flying targets with such precision. Bush better watch his "Bring 'em on" tongue because might talk himself into the corner with such remarks.

[jenk]

18. The key is independents jumping ship

they used to be in Bush's corner, now only 39% approve. More and more people are independents these days and this can swing an election.