I've been a Zogby poll responder for many years, even prior to the on-line ones as a phone responder. Wonder if this recent poll might be correct? Maybe those who reside on Main Street, rather than those from the Pentagon or Bush keyboard warriors have already made their final choice for November if Iraq is the primary issue as Reaganite claims.
http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1512 But I would suggest a poll of the same period is also valid. "It's The Economy Stupid" just like when Poppy was forced to
vacate the White House. For readers the second poll is here:
"Most have negative views of their personal financial situation as they find ways to deal with rising gas and food prices
This month’s survey also finds most Americans now give their personal financial situation a negative rating (54%) – compared to 47% who said the same in April – while 46% view their personal financial situation as excellent or good.
To compensate for rising gasoline prices, nearly half (49%) said they are driving less, while 17% have reduced their entertainment spending. Another 9% said they are conserving energy at home while 5% have taken on more personal debt to deal with increased gasoline costs. Just 18% said they can absorb the higher cost of gasoline without making any changes to their life. Nearly twice as many (33%) said they can absorb the higher cost of food prices without making any changes, but many others are compensating in a variety of ways – 22% said they have cut their retail and entertainment spending, while 15% are using grocery coupons more often to cut food costs. Others have made changes in what and how much they eat – 15% have altered their diet to eat less expensive foods and 8% are eating less food generally – another 5% said they have taking on more personal debt to offset the rising cost of food.
Vast majority give U.S. economic policy a poor rating
Negative views regarding the performance of U.S. economic policy have also increased, with 85% of likely voters who now say they view the nation’s economic policy as fair or poor, an increase from 81% who said the same in April. More than half (51%) now give U.S. economic policy a “poor” rating, up slightly from 48% who said the same in April.
Likely voters are more likely to believe either Democrats Barack Obama and Democrat Hillary Clinton would do a better job at managing the U.S. economy when matched with presumptive Republican nominee John McCain. Nearly half (48%) believe Obama would best manage the U.S. economy, while 39% said the same of McCain. Nearly as many (47%) said Clinton would do a better job on the economy, compared to 40% who believe McCain would do a better job.
http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1510
