New CNN/Gallup Poll (sorry if dupe)

[DemsUnited]

Public Skeptical New Orleans Will Recover
Criticism, but little outrage, for Bush's and federal agencies' response to hurricane


by David W. Moore


GALLUP NEWS SERVICE

PRINCETON, NJ -- A new CNN/USA Today/Gallup survey finds the public skeptical that New Orleans will ever completely recover from Hurricane Katrina, but also supportive of making the effort to rebuild the city. Even those who predict full recovery expect the process to take many years.

The poll also finds the public largely divided in its evaluation of the response by President George W. Bush and the federal government, though more people are critical than supportive of their efforts. The public is also highly critical of gas companies for the rise in prices, saying the industry is taking advantage of the situation to charge unfair prices.

The poll, conducted Sept. 5-6, finds almost all Americans, 93%, agreeing that Hurricane Katrina is the worst natural disaster in their lifetimes.

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Despite widespread criticism of the response by Bush and, separately, the federal government, to the problems caused by the hurricane, the public seems on balance only mildly critical. Forty-two percent say Bush did a "bad" (18%) or "terrible" (24%) job, but 35% rate his response as either "great" (10%) or "good" (25%).

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When asked to identify who was most responsible for the problems in New Orleans after the hurricane, 38% of Americans said no one was really to blame, while 13% cited Bush, 18% the federal agencies, and 25% state and local officials.

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Few Americans feel that any top official in the agencies responsible for handling emergencies should be dismissed from office -- just 29% say someone should be fired, while 63% disagree.

Specific numbers @ http://www.gallup.com/poll/content/?ci=18412

[Cary]

1. It will be interesting to see the numbers after the smoke clears

and all the facts are put on the table.

[napi21]

2. Very true. Also after a final count of the number dead!

The other thing I'd like to see is the actual questions asked in this poll. Most of the time, answers are skewed by the way the questions are asked.

I didn't take this one, but in the past, I had difficulty answering some questions because the answer I wanted to give just wasn't there!

[WePurrsevere]

3. The question is: will ALL Americans actually SEE the FACTS on the "Table"?

n/t

[0007]

25. Americans need to see the dead bodies in NO. Bodies that

are being hidden from sight, because it would remind Americans of another rotten job junior has done.

The world knows now that the poor black is not loved as the rich white in this land of freedom that God Blesses.

It is time to throw junior out of his play pen and have Barbara hold him close to her bosom.

[Skittles]

6. since when have the "facts been put on the table"

when? Not during Reagan, not during Bush I, lies about Clinton and nothing in the past five years

[spooky3]

4. They didn't report the political affiliation of the respondents

so it's hard to know how representative that sample is.

[Bumblebee]

13. They do have some "partied" responses

The ratings for Bush are highly related to party affiliation.

* By a margin of 69% to 10%, Republicans give Bush a positive rather than negative rating for his response.

* Democrats give almost a mirror opposite -- 66% negative to 10% positive.

* Independents side with the Democrats, giving a more modest margin -- 47% negative to 29% positive.

But no breakdowns that I can find for the overall sample.

[spooky3]

28. yes, that makes you wonder...

since they obviously asked an affiliation question, then why didn't they report the sample statistics so we would know whether, for example, they over-sampled Republicans (as they have been shown to do in past polls)?

[npincus]

5. Not enough blame for the vacationing asshole(S)

Chimp and Cheney.

All Chimp had to do was get his ass back from Crawford, call a meeting with FEMA director and make sure forces were mobilized and help was on the way. Who the fuck else is in charge?

[BillZBubb]

7. Pretty much what I expected. The sheeple still love Bush.

When you can't get a simple majority to agree with the obvious--that Bush screwed up in a big way--you know the sheeple are still comatose. I don't care if the poll was all Repugs, a majority of them know this was FUBAR and Bush is supposed to be in charge.

Our country is on the road to ruin.

[Bumblebee]

15. They are apparently waiting with the overall approval numbers

They often these days play this suspenseful game. Given these numbers, it may have gone down some but not a lot. The next AP poll should be interesting. They are usually 5 points lower than Gallup or ABC/WP on the average and by the tenor of their articles these days one can tell they already know something which is not good for Bush in it -- but we of course won't know for sure until it comes out. Pew, Harris, and CBS/NYT tend to be quite a bit lower (and more accurate) as well.

[Teaser]

16. The question was poorly framed.

The American people don't assign "blame" like this. You need to ask gentler questions (about approval and disapproval).

[Bumblebee]

20. Several articles before Katrina mentioned that the

WH's "internal" polls are even lower than the ones appearing in the press, probably in the 30s. The good (and sometimes bad :) thing with polls is that every new one blocks out the previous one -- so if there are a couple of worse ones after Gallup and ABC, these would be fast eclipsed.

[Teaser]

21. See my post on SUSA poll

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2070175&mesg_id=2070175

[DeepModem Mom]

8. And this is with the press outraged -- what's wrong with people?

:banghead:

[Bumblebee]

10. Racism, basically -- that's "what's wrong with people"

These initial polls reflect it. Would have been VERY different if thousands of people who died had been mostly white. Sad but apparently true.

[DeepModem Mom]

11. Sadly, you could well be right. nt

[Tomee450]

27. Exactly

Those people were the "others." There was an article by Tim Wise around here several days ago. He recounted the coversation he overheard at a restaurant which reflected nothing but deep racism. This country has a terrible race problem.

[Tomee450]

26. I'll tell you what it is

but some here won't want to believe it. Some Americans just don't get it. The people involved in this tragedy are mostly black and poor. I knew that there would not be the outrage one would expect in a situation that has involved the loss of lives of thousands as a result of gross incompetence by the government. But when it's people of color, everything changes. That is a fact that people do not want to admit.

[Connie_Corleone]

9. I feel like giving up hope for this country.

If this attitude of not blaming Bush continues...I can't even finish the sentence because I'm too disgusted.

[Teaser]

17. Why? These are terrible numbers.

In a crisis, the people are supposed to rally around the President. It clearly hasn't happened.

Additionally, the American people will never "blame" an elected official for anything. Ever. Gallup should have known not to frame it that way.

[Bumblebee]

22. Part of it was watching Newport on CNN where he was stressing

there was "little outrage," echoing the line from their article. It will all be in the USA Today tomorrow, with the overall approval as well. They often spin it differently (and actually more critically) than Gallup.

[Teaser]

23. Y'think?

Will USA today spin it thus?

[Bumblebee]

24. all depends on what his overall approval is

[okieinpain]

12. what you need is for bush to cancel american idol. then there would

be hell to pay.

[Teaser]

14. These are Bad numbers for Bush.

These are bad for a gallup poll. No rally effect at all.

And check out SUSA's terrible numbers for *.

[DemsUnited]

18. OH, I LIKE THIS POLL BETTER!!! Please post separately if you

haven't already!

[Teaser]

19. Have already.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2070175&mesg_id=2070175

[belle]

29. Yeah, that's quite a spin, really:

It boils down to, 42% disapprove versus 35% approve. Oh, and as many people think he did a "terrible" job as a "good" (not "great") job. And they call that "mild?"

It's a major, major disaster, and by all rights it should be a gimme for presidential ratings boost. All in the fuck he had to do was set the machinery that should have been in place in motion, and, sadly, even more so, SAY SOMETHING PRESIDENTIAL, ON TIME. He didn't.

Those are some bad fucking numbers.