Andrew Kohut
Andrew Kohut
Andrew Kohutwas an American pollster and nonpartisan news commentator about public affairs topics...
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The overall finding of public opinion since the September 11 attacks is that the American public is willing to see the rules bent a little bit in the war on terrorism.
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Uncharacteristically, the president's ratings have slipped most among his core constituents Republicans and conservatives,
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Attacking Roberts as unlikely to defend the personal freedoms you are concerned about would have more resonance with many voters.
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We see people engaged about Washington, and not in a positive way. I was surprised by these numbers.
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One-third of the national sample said all illegal aliens should be sent home now; one-third say they support guest-worker status accorded to some form and some period of time, and one-third said let them all stay.
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Politically he has to improve his fortunes or his party might well take it on the chin come next November.
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Bush is seen as a good protector for the country. The more the perceived missteps, the greater the chances for further declines in support.
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This probably has to do with the aging of the population and more people confronting these situations. The poll found that people who have participated in decisions about end-of-life or had loved ones with illnesses in the last five years are much more likely to have thought about end-of-life treatments or to have living wills.
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I think he is the point man for the discontent with the Bush administration. There are many people who associate him with Bush policies, notably the war in Iraq, that they are very unhappy with.
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Rebuilding power stations doesn't offset people's concerns about so much violence and the possibility for civil war as time goes by. The slaughter of one Iraqi by another Iraqi is just head-turning.
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People are drawing their own inferences and conclusions based on what they see on television. The reports of 85 people killed one day and 55 people killed the next day and mosques blown up, it's hard for people not to think that this does not represent instability and a lack of progress.
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What will help President Bush on the war in Iraq is for things to improve on the ground. But barring that, I think he's probably well served to appear to be hearing about the critics and not appear to be out of touch and in a bubble.
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His ratings for being trustworthy, which were his strong point for all of his first term, have tumbled rather substantially this year.
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His strong points are no longer his strong points.