Public Opinion on Iraq

A great bit of info about Iraq and public sentiment. The CBS/New York Times polls taken 9/4-8/07 finds results similar to other recent polls: Bush War Approval: 26% War worth cost: 34% US Did right thing: 41% (All in the ballpark of the trends above.) Do you think the Republican or the Democratic party is more likely to make the right decisions about the war in Iraq?: Republican: 32% Democratic: 42% A Democratic advantage, but not an overwhelming one. What does he take from this info? Bottom line: Frustrated anti-war forces are understandably angry that the 2006 election victory and subsequent Democratic Congress has failed to bring change to Iraq policy. The trend lines above show how support for the war has declined dramatically since 2003. Anti-war forces can correctly point to substantial majorities who are critical of various aspects of the war. But change in Congress also requires that Republican members perceive that opinion against the war is so overwhelming that it is time for them to also abandon ship. That mark in public opinion has not been reached. How could that be??