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Ärende: ABC News Poll on Katrina
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ABC News has released poll results concerning the New Orleans situation and
government response - at all levels.  Despite what a lot of the media is
telling you, the country is not laying the blame solely on Bush and the Feds.

On Scene Gov't Ratings:
                      Positive              Negative
Overall                  48                    51
Gas Prices               20                    79
Looting                  26                    71
Evacuation               38                    59
Food, Water              43                    56
Search & Rescue          58                    39

They also rated public reaction as being purely partisan:

75% of Republicans approved        70% of Democrats disapproved


Bush's rating:
                       Positive              Negative
Overall                   46                    47
Democrats                 17                    71
Independents              44                    48
Republicans               74                    22


Hurricane response:
                         Yes               No
Feds Adequate             31               67
State/Local Adequate      24               75
Blame Bush                44               55


Those are just the highlights, but it is evident that the public overall isn't
blaming the federal government nearly as much as they are state and local
authorities, and despite some people who have received far more media attention
than they deserve, a majority of people don't blame Bush for problems in New
Orleans.

It is also very obvious that regardless of the actual facts, approval or
disapproval breaks down on party lines in a big way between Dems and GOP, but
is statistically even among Independents, and most importantly in the overall
rating.

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