Voters' message was withdraw, not wait and win

[ProSense]

The mission in Iraq is spiraling into failure. American voters have sent a clear message: Bring our troops home, but don't lose.

Exit polls: Iraq upsets most voters

By The Associated Press Thu Nov 9, 8:03 PM ET

How voters felt about the war in Iraq, according to exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and the networks. The poll of 13,485 voters was taken at selected precincts nationwide on Election Day and has a margin of error of plus or minus 1 percentage point.

IRAQ APPROVAL: More than half of voters, 55 percent, said they disapproved of the war in Iraq, and they were far more likely to vote for Democratic House candidates. A quarter of conservatives and almost as many Republicans disapprove.

U.S. SECURITY: Six in 10 said the war in Iraq has not made the United States more secure. Those voters were far more inclined to vote for Democratic candidates. More than eight in 10 Democrats and seven in 10 independents felt that way.

BRING TROOPS HOME: More than half of voters, 55 percent, favored bringing some or all troops home from Iraq. A fourth said the U.S. should withdraw some troops and three in 10 said all troops should be withdrawn. More than eight in 10 Democrats said some or all troops should be withdrawn while six in 10 independents felt that way. A fourth of Republicans want to withdraw some or all of the troops from Iraq.

IRAQ's IMPORTANCE AS AN ISSUE: Two-thirds of voters said Iraq was very or extremely important to them. Those who said they were "extremely" concerned were more likely to vote Democratic.

[FrenchieCat]

1. Most doubt Democrats have a plan for Iraq.....Headline, Nov. 15th story

Of course this is an AP article which was diseminated widely all over. All newspapers and Internet sites used the same sorry headline. :(

Most doubt Democrats have a plan for Iraq

In the poll, more Americans ranked Iraq as the top priority of the new Democratic-controlled Congress, but nearly three out of five say the party has no plan to deal with the war.
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57 percent of all adults in the AP-Ipsos poll said Democrats do not have a plan for Iraq; 29 percent said they do.

That finding strikes at the heart of a Democratic dilemma. The party has been of one voice in criticizing President Bush's strategy for the war but has been more equivocal on how to move in a different direction.

You can't solve that problem without involving the other players in the region. I think Democrats might be more willing to at least not call (Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad) the Axis of Evil," Curran said. "I don't know if the president would go with this, but this administration has to involve other nations in that region."

For now, Democrats appear willing to wait for the recommendations of a bipartisan Iraq study group led by former Secretary of State James A. Baker III and former Democratic Rep. Lee Hamilton. The group's findings are expected within the next few weeks.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061115/ap_on_re_us/postelection_ap_poll

[ProSense]

2. Most want out of Iraq! n/t