Originally Posted by PIPA Poll

"The roots of the Bush supporters' resistance to information," according to Steven Kull, "very likely lie in the traumatic experience of 9/11 and equally in the near pitch-perfect leadership that President Bush showed in its immediate wake. This appears to have created a powerful bond between Bush and his supporters--and an idealized image of the President that makes it difficult for his supporters to imagine that he could have made incorrect judgments before the war, that world public opinion could be critical of his policies or that the President could hold foreign policy positions that are at odds with his supporters."

Originally Posted by Salty

This is a two way street in every respect.

I know 3 people that are voting for Kerry after seeing F 9/11. Get this, they had no clue which party either candidate was till recently. Candidates feed off these types of voters with scare tactics. Remember my “draft thread to end all draft questions?” 51% of Americans between the ages of 18-30(?) think Bush is taking measures to initiate a draft. The list goes on and on in every avenue.

Originally Posted by MVWRX

I'd rather have people not knowing which party a candidate represented than not knowing that the whole world thinks we're f***ing up. I agree though, most voters have really lame reasons for voting the way they do on both sides.

BTW, I think polls in general are bulls***. Especially the ones for Bush vs. Kerry. Example: Bush 49%, Kerry 46%, +-4%. So it could be B45 K50. Or B53 K42. They don't know. In my field, that's what's known as 'inconclusive data' and is ignored.