U.S. discontent over Iraq, Democrats rising: poll
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Americans are becoming more discontented over the situation in Iraq and more unhappy with Democrats who won control of Congress last November largely because voters want to see an end to the war, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll.
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Ahead of a national address on the war in Iraq, Americans remain deeply skeptical about the policies President Bush is pursuing and unhappy with his job performance, according to a CNN poll released Thursday.
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President George W. Bush enjoyed a  modest rise in public approval after his recent political  offensive on Iraq and security, but voters still favor  Democrats in the November 7 congressional election, according  to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Thursday.
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The Democratic presidential  contenders squabbled over Iraq on Tuesday, with Sen. Hillary  Rodham Clinton a target of criticism for her 2002 vote to  authorize the war and her suggestion some U.S. troops may be  there for years.
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Public support for the war in Iraq has fallen to a new low and Republican support is beginning to waver, a poll published Tuesday found. In the latest CNN-Opinion Research Corporation poll, 69 percent of those polled believe things are going badly in Iraq, and anti-war sentiment among Republican poll respondents has suddenly increased.
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President Bush's unpopularity -- due largely to the war in Iraq -- seems likely to affect GOP candidates in the midterm elections in November, according to a CNN poll released today. Fifty-five percent of 1,004 Americans surveyed said they would be less likely to vote for a candidate who has supported Bush administration policies, according to the poll.
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Some of President Bush's bedrock supporters &#151; Southerners and rural residents &#151; have lost confidence in the likelihood of a stable, democratic Iraq.
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Americans foresee "more gridlock" in government if Democrats take over the House and/or the Senate after elections this fall, a CNN poll shows.
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A bill in the House of Representatives rebuking President George W. Bush's Iraq policy will voice support for US troops while expressing disapproval with Bush's plan to &quot;escalate&quot; America's military presence there, leading Democrats said.
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Deepening worries about the economy and their personal finances put Americans in a sour mood this month, with more voters fearing a recession, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
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President Bush faces widespread opposition to the troop buildup in Iraq, though he has gained support over the past month, an AP-Ipsos poll found. The president has nudged support for the troop increase to 35 percent from 26 percent in early January. Sixty-three percent of those surveyed still oppose the increase.
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Iraq's plight is making the going treacherous for Democrats on a 2008 White House quest, as Hillary Clinton is skewered over her vote to authorize the invasion, and livid activists demand an end to war.
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Opposition to the Iraq war has climbed to a record high and President George W. Bush's approval rating dropped to a new low amid growing dissent from members of his own Republican party over his war strategy, according to a new USAToday/Gallup poll.
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Statements by two top US policymakers contradicting adminstration dogma on Iraq provided new fuel to relentless Democratic criticisms of President George W. Bush that have jolted his re-election bid.
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Overwhelming numbers of Iraqis say the U.S. troop buildup has worsened security and the prospects for economic and political progress in their country, according to a poll released Monday that provides a strikingly bleak appraisal of the war.
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Sen. Joe Lieberman's primary defeat Tuesday night came at the hands of Democratic voters angry over the war in Iraq and demanding that lawmakers stand up to President Bush rather than stand with him.
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Unlike the past two elections, both Democrats and Republicans face potential headaches in the fall voting if terrorism is a major concern, a poll suggests.