a uniter not a divider i think he said during the campaign. didn't he? couldn't tell from kurtz this morning.
The Great Divide (washingtonpost.com) Two wars later, we're back to the old red state/blue state divide in America.
It's hardly unusual, as the presidential cycle heats up, for the Dems who want Bush's job to be painting him as a failure. But rarely is there such a perception gap, with the Dems portraying the prez as devious and semi-incompetent, while GOPers see a strong, moral leader who has stood up to terrorists. The war in Iraq, in this regard, is either a brilliant triumph over a brutal dictator or an unnecessary conflict sold on a Big Lie.
Take a CBS/New York Times poll from last month? Does Bush have strong qualities of leadership? 92 percent of Republicans, 66 percent of independents and 50 percent of Democrats say yes.
Cares a lot about the problems of people like yourself? 63 percent of Republicans say yes, compared to 25 percent of independents and 9 percent of Democrats.
Do his policies favor the rich? Only 25 percent of GOPers agree, compared to 56 percent of independents and 82 percent of Democrats.
That, friends, is a pretty polarized country.