Are Things in Iraq Better? One-Third of Americans Think So (Harris poll)

Harris Interactivef ^ | September 3, 2008 | Harris Interactive

[Kleebo151]

One-third (32%) of Americans believe the situation in Iraq is getting better, two in five (41%) say things are staying the same and 16 percent say things are getting worse. This is better than in May when only one in five (22%) said things were getting better; and,

[Kleebo151]

This number is surprisingly low, consider that even Obama has said that things are better in Iraq since the Surge began. This illustrates how little coverage the liberal media is giving to this issue that, if given the right amount of attention, would greatly benefit John McCain.

[jwalsh07]

Which simply means that 68% of Americans are as clueless as Barack Obama and the MSM gets a lot of credit for their ignorance.

[lonestar67]

Only about 1/3 of the public pays attention to a regular stream of news that might allow them to make a reasoned judgment about such questions.

[Osage Orange]

It's not even surprising.....

Polls are what they are. Period.

The MSM/DBM...won't report to the Sheeple...what they don't want covered. Period.

It's that simple. Period.

[Interesting Times]

That’s because the old media dropped nearly all coverage of Iraq when it became clear that we were going to win. So, for most people, last thing they heard it was a mess.

[bpjam]

this would be considered a victory for the MSM who don’t want America to know that we are winning. Nice job MSM! You’ve convinced 68% of Americans that America sucks.

[bpjam]

this would be considered a victory for the MSM who don’t want America to know that we are winning. Nice job MSM! You’ve convinced 68% of Americans that America sucks.