[Ken H]

A recent poll showed nearly two-thirds of Americans believe that creationism should be taught alongside evolution in public schools. ---SacBee February 3, 2006

OTOH:

"Most of the [Dover] school board incumbents who had defended the policy [teaching ID] were ousted in the November election, replaced by candidates who pledged to eliminate it."

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1551394/posts

[AndrewC]

OTOH:

"Most of the [Dover] school board incumbents who had defended the policy [teaching ID] were ousted in the November election, replaced by candidates who pledged to eliminate it."

OTOH: that is the way the contoversy should be handled. It was the people affected that decided what path should be taken. Those that had the concern showed up and selected the path. However, the poll numbers have been fairly constant throughout the years and the concerned individuals may change in the next election as it did in Kansas.