When we as a society make up our minds about something, as we have about abortion, most people tend to pull away from it. Something really significant has to occur to bring Americans back into the debate.
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Americans are clearly worried about the future course there in Iraq, but at the same time I just don't think most are ready to throw in the towel at this point.Karlyn Bowman
I do think the war is overshadowing performance of the economy. Whenever we have troops in harm's way that anxiety washes over everything else.
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After 911, people thought Bush's responses were just right and his ratings soared. It's just not clear that that's the case here. The views about this president are pretty hard right now, so I don't think we'll see a significant change. They're pro or opposed to him. The country is deeply divided.
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Iraq is just a great weight holding down perceptions of an economy that is quite robust. Whenever you have troops in harm's way, people are anxious about things in general.
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It could reflect the return of people's traditional skepticism of federal power. Or perhaps as memories of 911 recede, they could just be thinking the government is going too far.
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Public opinion has been remarkably stable for 30 years and at one and the same time deeply contradictory.
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