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It's all in the polls, folks:
Full story...Since the war began, New York Times/CBS News polls have shown that people who say the United Statess efforts in Iraq are going well, even in the face of news to the contrary, are solidly supportive of President Bush and overwhelmingly Republican.
Their upbeat view displays itself on other ways, as well. They say things in the United States are generally going well right now, putting them at odds with the views of seven in ten Americans, who say the country has veered off on the wrong track....
Some of the respondents to recent Times/CBS News polls were re-interviewed to discuss their perceptions about how well the war was going. They rarely mentioned attacks on American troops or the failure of the Iraqi government to meet goals. They talked about fighting terrorists, an impression that the United States is succeeding at rebuilding Iraq and general support for Mr. Bush.
If we dont stay there and fight them, theyre going to come over here, so Id just as soon fight them over there, said Chrys Hills, from Platte, Missouri, a 70 year- old retired planner in a railroad office. If you listen to the news, we are cleaning up parts of Iraq and the people are starting to tell us where the bad guys are.
I just think George W. Bush is doing a good job with Iraq and everything else, said Susan Brand, 47, a housecleaner in Burnsville Minnesota. Hes a straight up Republican. He says things are going well there.
...in terms of the war, cognitive dissonance is playing out for some people in favor of Mr. Bush. As long as he projects optimism, he said, they are willing to dismiss the mainstream media as biased.