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The Newsweek numbers are heartening, but the current MSNBC poll asking the same questions are startling. They show support for Bush and his policies has damned near evaporated: Check this out. Here are the numbers as of about 10:30 PM CDT, August 23, 2003. The numbers on the right are the Newsweek poll, on the left the MSNBC online poll which included some 5113 responses at the time I voted.
The percentages in blue represent the results of the national poll, not including your response.
The poll was taken August 22-23, 2003 and had a +/- 3 percent margin of error.
1. Do you approve of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Newsweek Yes 21% 53% No 77% 36% Don't know 2% 11%
2. How confident are you that the United States will successfully establish a stable, democratic form of government in Iraq over the long term? Newsweek Very confident 11% 54% Somewhat confident 9% 40% Not too confident 15% 6% Not at all confident 64% undefined% Don't know 1% undefined% 3. How well do you think U.S. efforts to establish security and rebuild Iraq have gone since major combat ended on May 1? Newsweek Very well 7% 18% Somewhat well 11% 37% Not too well 16% 21% Not at all well 66% 19% Don't know 0% 5%
4. From what you know now, do think the United States did the right thing in taking military action against Iraq last March? Newsweek Yes, the United States did the right thing 23% 61% No, it did not do the right thing 74% 33% Don't know 3% 6%
5. For how much longer would you support keeping large numbers of U.S. military personnel in Iraq to help establish security and rebuild the country? Newsweek Less than one year 26% 28% One to two years 15% 28% Three to five years 11% 19% Six to 10 years 4% 3% More than 10 years? 4% 11.5% No longer--bring them home now 36% 7% Don't know 3% undefined%
6. Do you support this current level of U.S. spending (about $1 billion a week) to establish security in Iraq and rebuild the country? Newsweek Yes, I support current spending levels 22% 34% No, the U.S. should reduce spending & scale back its efforts 74% 60% Don't know 4% 6%
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