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February 13, 2005

Americans supporting their president

Six in 10 Americans say they "like" their president as a person. About 36 percent say they strongly do. This is the result of a poll released this week by Fox News. The poll also shows that 91 percent of Republicans and 36 percent of Democrats and 55 percent of independents show support to George W. Bush.

These relatively positive results should be seen in context. Undoubtedly, the success of both the Iraqi and the Palestinian elections was in favor of the Bush administration. Things seem to get better, Iraqis building a democratic country and Palestinians heading towards a peace process with Israel. Positive events help to bring create a more peaceful environment inside the U.S, especially among the anti-war movement.

However, Americans are still divided, particularly on Iraq's occupation. For example, 46 percent think the action was the right thing to do, (50 percent in June 2004), and 49 percent today say it was wrong, (42 percent in 2004). But, again, statistics change when it comes to Democrats or Republicans.

The recent election of Howard Dean as DNC chair, is a clear sign that the best defense the Bush administration can have against the anti-war movement, is showings things are going better in Iraq and making the American people "forget" the cost of the invasion.

Posted February 13, 2005 02:30 PM

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