Public Support Persists Despite Hardships in Iraq

I have a hard time comprehending how the Prez sustains support after his horrible performance last Tuesday. All the poll questions/results are at http://www.gallup.com/content/?ci=11446

April 21, 2004
Public Support Persists Despite Hardships in Iraq
Significant increase in backing for additional troops


by Frank Newport
GALLUP NEWS SERVICE

PRINCETON, NJ -- Despite the rising death toll of American fighting men and women in Iraq and continued news coverage of insurrection and anger against Americans in that country, a majority of Americans remain convinced that U.S. involvement in Iraq has been worth it so far, and that sending troops there was not a mistake. And, while a majority of Americans believe that U.S. troop levels in Iraq should either be kept the same or reduced, the percentage who feel that more U.S. troops should be sent to Iraq has increased significantly over the last two weeks.

These findings, from a new CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll conducted April 16-18, suggest that there has been no diminution of resolve among Americans in the wake of the violence in Iraq. While some observers have hypothesized that recent developments in Iraq would lead to a lessening of support for the Bush administration and its policies there, it appears that this has not materialized to this point. Not only have support levels for U.S. involvement in Iraq stayed constant, but other measures of support for President Bush have also remained stable or increased.

Send More Troops?

Gallup Polls have asked Americans eight times since August of last year if the United States should send more troops to Iraq, keep the number of troops as it is now, withdraw some troops from Iraq, or withdraw all of its troops.

http://www.gallup.com/content/?ci=11446

we are gaining everytime they do the poll--- almost even now.

mood, and they've not had enough death, and it's not enough that with all the lies, and all the other major disasters bush has done, it's almost like Stockholm Syndrome...he's terrorizing us, but we like it.

has something to do with this?