Bush Popularity Tanks Big TIme
Nearly two-thirds in U.S. have given up on Iraq
NBC/WSJ poll: Bush "really in the cellar of public opinion’"
By Mark Murray
Political reporter
NBC News
WASHINGTON - When President Bush delivers his next-to-last State of the Union address Tuesday night, he will confront this reality, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll: Nearly two-thirds of Americans appear to have given up on success in Iraq and also on his presidency.
In addition, the poll finds that nearly another two-thirds believe he shouldn’t move ahead with his troop increase to Iraq, if Congress passes a non-binding resolution opposing it. And it shows that just two in 10 want Bush taking the lead role in setting policy for the country.
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