Wednesday, November 23, 2005

A matter of trust: Does the White House mislead the American people?

Another poll paints a clear picture of Bush's White House. From the Journal: "A majority of U.S. adults believe the Bush administration generally misleads the public on current issues, while fewer than a third of Americans believe the information provided by the administration is generally accurate, the latest Harris Interactive poll finds."

What are the numbers?

Democrats: 7% accurate, 91% misleading
Republicans: 68% accurate, 28% misleading
Independents: 25% accurate, 73% misleading

TOTAL: 32% accurate, 64% misleading

The partisan results are predictable (although 28% of Republicans calling the WH misleading seems like an unusually high number -- is Bush losing some of his partisan support?). But independents have clearly turned on Bush. He ran on trust, on "values," but how much credibility does he have left?

See the Journal piece for more poll results.

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