Americans Believe Iraqis Better Off Today- March 16, 2005 A majority of Americans are optimistic about the future in Iraq, but also say the war was not worth fighting, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News Poll.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37812-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_politics/polls 4 Years Later, Voters More Deeply Split- March 16, 2005 The hard-fought 2004 fight for the presidency reflected both deep-seated social divisions in the country and the polarizing effects of Iraq, the economy and the war on terrorism.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20323-2004Nov3.html?nav=rss_politics/polls Growing Skepticism of Bush Social Security Plan- March 16, 2005 Three months after President Bush launched his drive to create private investment accounts, public support for his program remains weak, according to a new poll.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35231-2005Mar14.html?nav=rss_politics/polls Crucial Florida Vote May Hinge on Latinos- March 16, 2005 In one of the most important subplots in Florida, the Massachusetts senator is battling to make inroads against the president with the state's increasingly diverse Hispanic population.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36823-2004Oct15.html?nav=rss_politics/polls Support for Bush on Social Security Wanes- March 16, 2005 Barely a third of the public approves of the way President Bush is dealing with Social Security and a majority says the more they hear about Bush's plan to reform the giant retirement system, the less they like it, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33028-2005Mar14.html?nav=rss_politics/polls Surveying the Polls- March 16, 2005 This year's election-fueled furies are only the latest woes to befall the polling profession, already under siege and, some fear, on its way to extinction.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3735-2004Oct27.html?nav=rss_politics/polls Social Security Problems Not a Crisis, Most Say- March 16, 2005 Most Americans are certain Social Security will go bankrupt but are not ready to embrace changes that would shore up the system's finances, according to two surveys by The Post, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard University.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12231-2005Feb9.html?nav=rss_politics/polls Poll Shows Voters Reject Return of the Draft- March 16, 2005 Voters overwhelmingly reject resuming the military draft and more than a third fear a draft is likely if President Bush is reelected while a somewhat smaller share predict that Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry will follow a similar course if he wins, according to a new Washington Post tracking poll.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49016-2004Oct20.html?nav=rss_politics/polls Opinions Mixed on Next Four Years- March 16, 2005 As President Bush's second term begins, the issues on which Republicans are most hopeful are almost precisely the same ones that cause Democrats to be most concerned, according to a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27538-2005Jan21.html?nav=rss_politics/polls Poll Shows Disapproval of Cheney Reference- March 16, 2005 An overwhelming majority of voters believe it was wrong for Democratic nominee John F. Kerry to have mentioned in Wednesday's presidential debate that Vice President Cheney's daughter was a lesbian, according to the latest Washington Post tracking survey.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36114-2004Oct15.html?nav=rss_politics/polls |