Tuesday, March 07, 2006
A Majority Think There is a Civil War Coming to Iraq - But the WaPo Misses the Rest of the Poll
The Washington Post and ABC News conducted one of their infamous polls, and as with all of them, when there is bad news for President Bush they run it at the top of the front page of the paper or the top story on their newscast - as if a poll taken of 1,000 people means a lot.
The poll shows that 80% of the American people believe a civil war is coming to Iraq. But the WaPo and ABC News conveniently "missed" those parts of the poll which don't fit so well into their anti-Bush screed.
Majority in U.S. Fears Iraq Civil War
Shocking, right? But, scroll down to those other, less convenient results:
The media was telling us less than 2 weeks ago that Bush's job approval was at 34% - yet now, it is at 41%, but this is "unchanged."
Who does the math for these people?
Notice that Downies had a 14 point advantage 5 weeks ago over congressional Republicans - now, it is 2 points.
Which party is in trouble again?
The Washington Post and ABC News conducted one of their infamous polls, and as with all of them, when there is bad news for President Bush they run it at the top of the front page of the paper or the top story on their newscast - as if a poll taken of 1,000 people means a lot.
The poll shows that 80% of the American people believe a civil war is coming to Iraq. But the WaPo and ABC News conveniently "missed" those parts of the poll which don't fit so well into their anti-Bush screed.
Majority in U.S. Fears Iraq Civil War
An overwhelming majority of Americans believe that fighting between Sunni and Shiite Muslims in Iraq will lead to civil war, and half say the United States should begin withdrawing its forces from that violence-torn country, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Shocking, right? But, scroll down to those other, less convenient results:
The survey also found growing doubt that the Bush administration has a strategy in Iraq. Two-thirds of those interviewed said they do not think the president has a clear plan for handling the Iraq situation, the highest level of doubt recorded since the question was first asked three years ago. But an even larger share -- 70 percent -- questions whether Democrats in Congress have a plan for dealing with Iraq, suggesting Americans see neither party as offering a coherent exit strategy.
[...]
Recent U.S. reversals in Iraq have not dramatically reduced overall support for President Bush, in contrast to some other national polls. His overall job approval rating stood at 41 percent, essentially unchanged from January. Nearly six in 10 disapproved of his job performance, the 11th consecutive survey since last April in which at least half the country has been critical of Bush's leadership.
[...]
Americans also expressed disappointment with Congress, which is now controlled by Republicans. Slightly more than a third -- 36 percent -- said they approve of the way Congress is doing its job, down seven percentage points in the past five weeks and the lowest marks for the legislative branch since October 1997.
But the survey showed Democrats slipping also. Asked which party they trust to deal with the country's biggest problems, 42 percent said the Democratic Party and 40 percent said the GOP. Barely five weeks ago, Democrats held a 14-point advantage.
The media was telling us less than 2 weeks ago that Bush's job approval was at 34% - yet now, it is at 41%, but this is "unchanged."
Who does the math for these people?
Notice that Downies had a 14 point advantage 5 weeks ago over congressional Republicans - now, it is 2 points.
Which party is in trouble again?
