Washington Post-ABC News Poll: Bush's Second Term

[struggle4progress]

This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone January 12 - 16, 2005, among 1,007 randomly selected adults nationwide. Margin of sampling error for overall results is plus or minus three percentage points. Fieldwork by TNS of Horsham, Pa.

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Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling (ITEM)?
1/16/05 - Summary Table*

Approve Disapprove No op.
a. The economy 46 52 2
b. The situation in Iraq 40 58 2
c. Social Security 38 55 7
d. Taxes 49 46 5
e. The environment 48 44 7
f. Immigration issues 33 54 13
g. The US campaign against terrorism 61 38 2
h. Health care 42 51 6
i. The federal budget deficit 39 58 3
j. Education 56 36 8
k. Restricting medical malpractice and
class-action lawsuits 51 38 11
l. Foreign affairs 51 48 1
m. The U.S. response to the South Asian
tidal wave, or tsunami 83 13 4

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/polls/polltrend_011705.html


Poll: Americans Divided On Iraq War

Americans are nearly evenly split over whether the United States erred in sending troops to Iraq, with an increasing percentage saying they believe it was a mistake, a national survey said Monday.

Fifty-two percent of respondents said they thought it was a mistake to send U.S. troops to Iraq versus 47 percent with the opposite view. One percent said they had no opinion.

The CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll's findings from January 14-16 are a reverse of a similar poll taken November 19-21 in which 47 percent called it a mistake and 52 percent said it was not.

Support among Americans for the war peaked right after the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003. A poll taken that March 24-25 found 75 percent of respondents saying it was not a mistake and 23 percent saying it was. <snip>

http://freeinternetpress.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2741

[aquart]

1. Incredible.

But how do you answer a question like the tsunami one? Do you like his initial response or his final response?

[struggle4progress]

2. Vast majority probably wouldn't understand the distinction you make.

[proudbluestater]

3. That;'s funny! Earlier today there were articles here stating

"Americans optimistic about Bush's second term."

Guess it all depends on who you ask.

[struggle4progress]

5. May depend on the pollster.

[Gloria]

4. Education??? I guess no one cares about Pell Grants...

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