[lbo-talk] 60% of Americans now think that the war in Iraq was a good idea

Brian Siano siano at mail.med.upenn.edu
Mon Dec 15 07:45:27 PST 2003


Doug Henwood wrote:


> According to the pollsters, this bounce (which wasn't replicated in
> other polls) could be explained by the fact that Bush was visibly in
> the news. These sorts of bounces are fairly common and often decay
> quickly. One pollster reported on the AAPOR list that he was in the
> midst of doing a regular pres approval poll when the Okla City bombing
> happened. Clinton's approval rating went up as the news spread.
> Sentiments are extremely volatile, esp if loosely held.

Here's another possibility: between Bush's Iraq visit, and Saddam's recent capture, the public may decide that _that_ issue's done with-- and start to look at the _domestic_ botches of the administration.



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