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By Jeanie Lerche Davis
WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Brunilda Nazario, MD
on Thursday, September 18, 2003
Sept. 18, 2003 -- Americans are dissatisfied with the way things are going -- reminiscent of pre-9/11 days, says a new Gallup public opinion poll. Only Republicans seem to be happy.
When the 9/11 terrorist attacks occurred two years ago, Americans rallied with a determinedly optimistic mood. But after the major fighting ended in Afghanistan, that mood faltered. The war in Iraq sent Americans rallying again -- but now we're back in our pre-terrorist attack frame of mind.
The Gallup public opinion poll, based on telephone interviews of 1,025 adults across the country, shows:
58% of Americans are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the country.
That level of dissatisfaction is similar to pre-Iraq invasion days.
Current opinion is slightly worse than in the pre-terrorist attack days, when 55% of Americans were dissatisfied.
Party affiliation certainly reflects our attitudes:
69% of Republicans are happy, compared with 18% of Democrats -- a 51-point difference, according to the public opinion poll.
Many of us have negative feelings about political leaders:
President Bush's approval rating is currently at 52%, one point better than his pre-terrorist attack rating.
Bush's approval rating is 7 points down from a late August poll.
Currently, 53% of Americans disapprove of Congress' handling of its job, compared with 44% in Sept. 7-10, 2001.
The rating of Congress leaped to 84% approval after the terrorist attacks, but last month only 45% approved.
Even the Supreme Court is feeling the heat: Between 2000 and 2003, about six in 10 Americans approved of the Court's actions. Approval now is 52%, compared with 60% this time last year and 58% in the days just before the terrorist attacks, according to the Gallup public opinion poll.
The survey has a sampling error of +/- 3%.
SOURCE: Gallup News Service.
WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Brunilda Nazario, MD
on Thursday, September 18, 2003
Sept. 18, 2003 -- Americans are dissatisfied with the way things are going -- reminiscent of pre-9/11 days, says a new Gallup public opinion poll. Only Republicans seem to be happy.
When the 9/11 terrorist attacks occurred two years ago, Americans rallied with a determinedly optimistic mood. But after the major fighting ended in Afghanistan, that mood faltered. The war in Iraq sent Americans rallying again -- but now we're back in our pre-terrorist attack frame of mind.
The Gallup public opinion poll, based on telephone interviews of 1,025 adults across the country, shows:
58% of Americans are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the country.
That level of dissatisfaction is similar to pre-Iraq invasion days.
Current opinion is slightly worse than in the pre-terrorist attack days, when 55% of Americans were dissatisfied.
Party affiliation certainly reflects our attitudes:
69% of Republicans are happy, compared with 18% of Democrats -- a 51-point difference, according to the public opinion poll.
Many of us have negative feelings about political leaders:
President Bush's approval rating is currently at 52%, one point better than his pre-terrorist attack rating.
Bush's approval rating is 7 points down from a late August poll.
Currently, 53% of Americans disapprove of Congress' handling of its job, compared with 44% in Sept. 7-10, 2001.
The rating of Congress leaped to 84% approval after the terrorist attacks, but last month only 45% approved.
Even the Supreme Court is feeling the heat: Between 2000 and 2003, about six in 10 Americans approved of the Court's actions. Approval now is 52%, compared with 60% this time last year and 58% in the days just before the terrorist attacks, according to the Gallup public opinion poll.
The survey has a sampling error of +/- 3%.
SOURCE: Gallup News Service.
