[lbo-talk] Fwd: The Pew Research Center for The People and The Press Update

[Doug Henwood]

As President Bush shows increasing political vulnerability, the 
Democratic presidential field is slowly coming into focus. Bush's 
approval rating has declined to 53% and his lead in a match-up with a 
hypothetical Democrat has narrowed to five points (43%-38%), from ten 
points last month. A growing number of Americans (57%) now rate the 
economy -- not the war on terrorism -- as the more important 
presidential priority.

The latest Pew Research Center national survey, conducted July 
14-Aug. 5, finds a further decline in evaluations of the military 
effort in Iraq.  But a solid majority (63%) continues to agree with 
the decision to go to war, although the number who say it was the 
wrong decision has climbed from 19% in April to 30% in the current 
survey.

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