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Mavdog · 04-06-2004, 11:16 AM

The Pew poll suggests that there is increasing disenchantment with the Bush Administration among the American public. The handling of the War in Iraq is increasingly becoming a negative as more information is being digested by the voters that is not positive, especially as the rationale for the invasion comes apart at the seams.

The economy is improving as we see job growth start to rebound (although tenuous) so this may not be a negative issue come this fall. The price of gas seems to be very important to the public, and any further disruption in the oil markets will be a very negative result for Bush.

The change on the opinion of Bush's handling of the War on Terror is short term IMHO, due to the poor handling of the 9/11 commission as well as the onslaught against Clarke. The Bush WH made Clarke a very sympathetic person when they unleashed the attack dogs against him. It would have been much better for the Bush WH if they had been less aggressive on Clarke.

The Bush campaign isn't crashing but these numbers tell a story, that if Kerry can get some momentum Bush is in trouble.

04-06-2004, 11:16 AM	#7
Mavdog Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 6,014	RE:New polls out, Bush slip sliding away The Pew poll suggests that there is increasing disenchantment with the Bush Administration among the American public. The handling of the War in Iraq is increasingly becoming a negative as more information is being digested by the voters that is not positive, especially as the rationale for the invasion comes apart at the seams. The economy is improving as we see job growth start to rebound (although tenuous) so this may not be a negative issue come this fall. The price of gas seems to be very important to the public, and any further disruption in the oil markets will be a very negative result for Bush. The change on the opinion of Bush's handling of the War on Terror is short term IMHO, due to the poor handling of the 9/11 commission as well as the onslaught against Clarke. The Bush WH made Clarke a very sympathetic person when they unleashed the attack dogs against him. It would have been much better for the Bush WH if they had been less aggressive on Clarke. The Bush campaign isn't crashing but these numbers tell a story, that if Kerry can get some momentum Bush is in trouble.