Reply #7: Pollster has GOP spin

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"A lot of the issues that Bush is being evaluated on now seem to be highly contentious, and the voters are divided along party lines," said Mark DiCamillo, the poll's director. "Right after Sept. 11, we had more of a bipartisan, patriotic, rally-behind-the-president effect, whereas now it's much more partisan and back to politics as usual in evaluating the performance of the president."

Positive Connotation:
bipartisan
patriotic
rally-behind-the-president

Negative Connotation:
partisan
politics as usual

Here's another way to put it:

"Right after Sept. 11, we had more of a fearful, mindless, lemming effect, whereas now it's much more careful consideration of issues and positions in evaluating the performance of the president."

Even the GOP polls, in other words. Mark DiCamillo's an asshole.