Jackson Hole Star Tribune: "Wyoming residents happy with economy, approve of Bush, Cheney"

Wyoming residents happy with economy, approve of Bush, Cheney

By AMY BETH HANSON
Associated Press Writer Wednesday, November 08, 2006



http://www.jacksonholestartrib.com/articles/2006/11/08/news/wyoming/b2ed2579a89b205b872572200013edbc.txt

Wyoming residents are happy with the state economy, approve of the job President Bush is doing, approve of the U.S. War in Iraq and have a favorable opinion of Vice President Dick Cheney, preliminary results of exit polling Tuesday shows.

However, the Bush administration approval ratings have dropped sharply since the 2004 election.

"I think the Iraq war is my biggest issue," said David Lind of Cheyenne. "I think the government spending in relation to the Iraq war is my second biggest issue."

Still, Wyoming was among five states of the 32 with exit polling that approve of the war in Iraq. The national poll shows voters disapprove of the war. Wyoming had the second highest approval rating for President Bush among the 32 states with exit polls. The poll, examining the views of the electorate, was conducted among 787 Wyoming residents for the AP and television networks by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International. Results were subject to a sampling error of plus or minus 5 percentage points.