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| Interesting Wisconsin polling data |
| 2008-02-13 |
| Jim Geraghty, National Review Some eye-opening polls result from Strategic Vision in Wisconsin: 3. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the war in Iraq? The media and the Dems always assume that the 68% disapproval equals 68% support for surrender. How much of that 68% is in the "disapproval" column because the respondents believe the war has not been prosecuted with sufficient vigor/competence/ruthlessness? How much is a cumulative bandwagon effect of seven-plus years of relentless Bush-bashing--"I can't approve of him, none of the other cool kids do."? The polls never say, and I suspect the question is never asked. 8. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is performing its job? To me, this was the real eye-opener: 7. Do you believe that Democrats in Congress have a better plan to resolve the Iraq War then President Bush? This very strongly suggests that "disapproval" on the war is not coextensive with "antiwar." See comments above. Iraq, no longer a winning issue for Congressional Democrats. In that hawkish, hard-right state of Wisconsin. (And as one of my campaign sources points out, that question should soon shift to, "Do you believe that Democrats in Congress have a better plan to resolve the Iraq War than John McCain?") |
| Posted by:Mike |