John Zogby
John Zogby
John Zogbyfounder of the "Zogby Poll" is an American public opinion pollster, author, and public speaker...
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It isn't important until there's a crisis on the radar screen. Otherwise, it's really like an orphan.
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One in four agree that they need to stay there until the mission is done. But the fact of the matter is that the overwhelming majority, meaning the rest, three out of four, say that they don't think the mission can be accomplished.
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I learned in the first poll we conducted after 9/11 that Americans still want their wars to be quick, they want them won and they want them over so the troops can come home, ... It's curious, but right now there's a mixed message coming out of Washington. The generals are saying we'll begin some troop withdrawal come hell or high water in 2006, but the president is saying we're going to stay there with as much force as we need until we get the job done. It's a contradiction.
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Republicans are clearly on the ropes. Today it looks good for the Democrats - but the elections are in November.
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That and other questions lead to the obvious conclusion that they're not sure they're doing anything positive over there anymore. When it comes to the leadership, there seems to be a disconnect.
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The president went into last week wounded, and he came out of last week just battered. He claimed to have political capital going into his second term, but I think that capital is virtually gone.
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Where Bush leads he leads big, where Gore leads he leads small.
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He is a resilient political figure -- down but not necessarily out -- but he's got to pitch this one, the Supreme Court nominee, right down the middle.
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He hurts himself when he tends to go contrary to that maverick image and appears to be crossing into the conservative side, something he's been doing lately on other issues.
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He may be seen as one of the architects of an illusion. Or he may be seen as one of the architects of global stability. That needs at least a decade to play out.
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He now leads among independents, and that's because of the lead that he holds among independent women, ... Face the Nation.
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If they fight the campaign on the war on terror, that is the one issue where they beat Democrats consistently.
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I don't know yet whether he's turning a corner. He's a pretty resilient fellow, so now I think he gets it. But I think a lot of damage has been done to people's view of government and that's not the greatest thing to have presided over.
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I don't know why they are resisting so hard. The public is angry and they want answers. The Republicans may have picked a fight they can't win.