ABC Exit Polls: Strong Disapproval Of Bush, Iraq War Among Today's Voters
ABC News has just released some exit poll numbers, and strong majorities of today's voters disapprove of both President Bush and the Iraq war:
Preliminary exit poll results indicate that nearly six in 10 voters today disapprove of the way President Bush is handling his job.About four in 10 approve. That's down from 53 percent approval in 2004, and 67 percent just before the 2002 midterm elections.
About four in 10 "strongly" disapprove of the president's work, more than double the number of strong approvers.
Intensity of sentiment for and against, by contrast, was about equal in 2004: Thirty-three percent strongly approved of the president's performance, and 35 percent strongly disapproved. And in 2002, strong approvers dominated, quite a contrast from today.
The war in Iraq is a serious concern. In preliminary exit poll results, nearly six in 10 voters disapprove of the war, while about four in 10 approve. Approval of the war was higher, 51 percent, in the 2004 election. And about four in 10 now "strongly" disapprove of the war, up from 32 percent two years ago.
Unfortunately, he's not on the ballot. But here's hoping some of this bleeds over.
November 7, 2006 6:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
This isn't exactly a news flash and just highlights to me the frustration I feel at the inability of the Dems to agressively nationalize this election on the war and the need for new leadership in Congress.
Given the unpopularity of this war, how is it that the GOP can say with a straight face the Dems don't have a plan?
The Dems aren't in charge, and this Admin lead us into war without a plan! Why don't the Dems hit back hard on this issue?
George Bush and his Congressional enablers lost this war. Why isn't anyone saying this?
November 7, 2006 6:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
So can we assume that the Administration has been dedicating a substantial amount of time developing rhetorical angles needed to say "We'll keep doing what we want" to a two-party government?
November 7, 2006 6:41 PM | Reply | Permalink