Newsweek poll: By 2 to 1 margin, public says Reid and Pelosi are keeping their promises

[DeepModem Mom]

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By a nearly 2-to-1 margin, the public says the Democratic leadership of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are keeping their campaign promises

As Bush’s public image continues to tarnish, the new Democratic congress appears to have made a good first impression. Respondents give House Speaker Nancy Pelosi largely favorable (36 percent to 23 percent) ratings and also agree by a nearly two-to-one margin (43 percent to 24 percent) that the Democrats are keeping promises they made during their campaigns. Still, the Dems remain an unknown quantity to many voters. Nearly a third (32 percent) said they “didn’t know” if they have a favorable or unfavorable opinion about Pelosi. And while the public trusts Democrats more than Bush on Iraq policy, the NEWSWEEK poll found a 46-46 split on whether or not the Congress should try to block the additional funding Bush needs to pay for more troops in Iraq.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16720627/site/newsweek/page/2/

[Buzz Clik]

1. I'm not certain you could get that ratio at DU...

... based on all the whining.

[snowbear]

3. I agree.. some whine regardless of WHAT the situation is....

[aquart]

2. Which is why Pelosi and Reid are going slow and careful on the war.

We want out. We want our soldiers protected. We don't want to look like heartless, careless losers. Not easy to avoid in this situation.

[harveyc]

4. How does ...

leaving our troops in Iraq protect them?

I don't get it.

39 have been killed in Iraq since the people we elected to end the Iraq war took power.

[snowbear]

5. Don't EVER count the fatalities of our troops since the Democrats took over !!!!

That is a PATHETIC statement and is just wrong!!!!!

39 have been killed in Iraq since the people we elected to end the Iraq war took power.

This war belongs to Bush and Cheney and no one can change their mistake overnight.

Bitch about what you want done, but don't count fatalities of Bush/Cheney's war on our watch!!!

SICK HARVEY.... JUST SICK.

[harveyc]

6. Well ...

we will see how many more people are "sick" on the 27th. Time to tell Congress to do the job they were elected to do.

[snowbear]

7. I'm sorry -if- your party lost in November...

But hey --- the Democratic party is doing a kick ass job!!!!

BTW. Watch Senator Jim Webb's response to the A-hole after the State of the Union speech -- you'll be proud to be an American. :patriot:

[harveyc]

8. You must mean ...

letting our soldiers in Iraq get their ass kicked in Iraq, right?

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