Reply #16: Good news....but, there is still a long time to go....the issues [View All]

[RedEarth]

that most concern people are reflected in part of the article posted below.......I've enjoyed the AWOL up roar, but I think Kerry is correct when he says he's not making it an issue.




"George W. Bush’s job approval is 50 percent, unchanged since last month. His ratings in specific areas -- on the economy, foreign policy, and handling Iraq -- are under 50 percent, and only when it comes to his handling of terrorism does a majority approve of his performance. 57 percent say the Administration exaggerated pre-war intelligence about Iraq's weapons in order to rally support for the war.


Views of the direction the country is headed are often considered a predictor of how an incumbent president will do when he stands for re-election, and from that perspective the news for Bush is not good. 51 percent think the country is headed on the wrong track, while 41 percent think it is going in the right direction.

Last December, Bush would have prevailed over an unnamed Democrat by nine percentage points, 49 percent to 40 percent. "