New Poll Shows Bush Falls Further
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in General Politics, Polls34%? Jeezus…
So the administration seems to think that hammering the Democrats on being historical revisionists will bring the numbers up, and this poll seems to suggest otherwise. Why? Well, the American people want answers on the war and they want them now. But explaining things in a clear and precise manner unfortunately isn’t the Bush administration’s M.O. and I think that institutional arrogance is what’s truly hurting him and his administration’s credibility.
What are the top issues? Well, let’s go down the list from the newest WSJ poll:
- The war – 34%
- Economy – 13%
- Iraq – 13%
- Healthcare – 13%
- Education – 10%
- Taxes – 9%
- Gas and oil prices – 8%
- Federal budget/surplus – 7%
Where’s Terrorism? Tied for ninth on the list with Immigration, both garnering 6%. Personally, I consider that a failure since we’re supposed to be fighting a “war” on terrorism. However, now we find ourselves bogged down in a war with a bunch of Syrian and Iranian terrorists who I believe we would have never had to deal with if we hadn’t gone into Iraq.
Right war. Wrong time.
Oh well.
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November 17th, 2005 at 6:53 pm
Bush 34, Dems 25
What five years of whining by the left has caused is more than a third of the nation to just give up on everyone. If the election were held tomorrow, Bush’s 34% beats the Dems 25%.
November 18th, 2005 at 1:45 am
Don, I don’t disagree with you. The numbers certainly don’t lie in this poll. However, the numbers don’t make what I say on Donklephant not true.
Also, I wouldn’t call it whining. Legitimate concerns were raised by people on the left about the intelligence. We also talked frequently about the exact scenario that’s happening in Iraq right now. Even Bush Sr. said as much about getting bogged down in Iraq. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: right war, wrong time.
Here’s the thing. We just have a basic difference of opinion. But where I see misguided faith in the leadership by the right, you see strength and resolve. Fair enough. But do know that I truly think this war is taking the eye off the real threats. That’s the issue here. And I don’t think liberating the Iraqi people is worth potentially putting our country at risk to further terrorist attacks.
Talk about flip-flopping and childishness and complaints and whining all you want, but what I’m talking about in this comment is truly the liberal position on this issue.