POLL: Washington Post/ABC News National Survey
Eric Dienstfrey | January 22, 2007
A new Washington Post/ABC News poll (Post story, results; ABC 2008 story, results; ABC Bush story, results; Mystery Pollster analysis) finds dissatisfaction over President Bush's Iraq war policies continues to rise and confidence in his leadership continues to decline.
Other key findings:
- 60% of Americans trust the Democrats in Congress over Bush to deal with the situation in Iraq.
- 54% of Americans approve of how Nancy Pelosi is handling her job as Speaker of the House.
- In a national primary contest, Sen. Hillary Clinton (at 41%) leads Barack Obama (17%) and ten other Democratic candidates, while former Mayor Rudy Giuliani (at 34%) leads John McCain (27%) and ten other Republican candidates.