Uncharacteristically, the president's ratings have slipped most among his core constituents — Republicans and conservatives, |
Uncharacteristically, the president's ratings have slipped most among his core constituents — Republicans and conservatives. |
Voters at a rally at 8 a.m. don't know Gore will keep going at 8 p.m.. |
We have more people saying we have to get our troops out now and more people saying what they hadn't been saying, which is we may not succeed. |
We keep reading stories about five Marines dying today and 55 Shiites being blown up in Baghdad, ... There is considerable frustration over that, and that frustration is the source of political problem for Bush. He's got his name on this war. |
We keep reading stories about five Marines dying today and 55 Shiites being blown up in Baghdad. There is considerable frustration over that, and that frustration is the source of political problem for Bush. He's got his name on this war. |
We see people engaged about Washington, and not in a positive way. I was surprised by these numbers. |
We still live in a time where people feel threatened, and the Democrats have been at a disadvantage on this issue, and for them to make progress they have to address it. |
What moves public opinion are big events; things just don't happen. If things were to go swimmingly in Iraq, or if the economy were to take off like a rocket, that might silence Bush's critics. |
What will help President Bush on the war in Iraq is for things to improve on the ground. But barring that, I think he's probably well served to appear to be hearing about the critics and not appear to be out of touch and in a bubble. |
With gay marriage there's the whole question of what marriage represents, in what's a religious ceremony for many people. |