Andrew Kohut
Andrew Kohut
Andrew Kohutwas an American pollster and nonpartisan news commentator about public affairs topics...
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People are drawing their own inferences and conclusions based on what they see on television. The reports of 85 people killed one day and 55 people killed the next day and mosques blown up, it's hard for people not to think that this does not represent instability and a lack of progress.
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Rebuilding power stations doesn't offset people's concerns about so much violence and the possibility for civil war as time goes by. The slaughter of one Iraqi by another Iraqi is just head-turning.
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I think he is the point man for the discontent with the Bush administration. There are many people who associate him with Bush policies, notably the war in Iraq, that they are very unhappy with.
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Most Americans still oppose gay marriage, but the levels of opposition are down, and the number of strong opponents is down. This has some implications for the midterm elections if this trend is maintained. There are gay marriage ballot initiatives in numerous states.
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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.
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His ratings for being trustworthy, which were his strong point for all of his first term, have tumbled rather substantially this year.
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His strong points are no longer his strong points.
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He is not a jocular personality. He's not out talking in the public a lot. Certainly, the Scooter Libby problem, which has really added to the White House woes, is associated with him. All of these things tend to make him a bigger heavy for Bush's critics.
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Bush is seen as a good protector for the country. The more the perceived missteps, the greater the chances for further declines in support.
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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.
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Uncharacteristically, the president's ratings have slipped most among his core constituents Republicans and conservatives,
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We see people engaged about Washington, and not in a positive way. I was surprised by these numbers.
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Attacking Roberts as unlikely to defend the personal freedoms you are concerned about would have more resonance with many voters.