(1) if this is like the CBS/NY Times poll (enough said), then the sampling has been not-so-randomly selected and the results rendered dubious
(2) let’s say this poll you pull from to make your point is correct. if doing the right things means you lose an election, so be it. being a statesman means making the tough decisions when failing to do so might be easier but wrong. politicians are a dime a dozen. leaders are not. the united states’ economic situation in 2011 doesn’t require politicians who want to kick the can and stay in office. it requires leadership. polls are based on wording and whim. whim is what got us into this mess.
enough of that attitude already.
Doesn't seem to be about word or whim.