ABC NEWS: Poll: 'Peace Mom' Has Changed Few Minds

[bee]

Havent seen this here yet... forgive me if its a dupe.

Aug. 30, 2005 — Anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan has won some sympathizers, but hasn't changed many minds: As many Americans say Sheehan has made them more likely to support the war as to oppose it, and the vast majority says she hasn't changed their views at all.

One thing Sheehan has accomplished is broad exposure: Three-quarters of Americans in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll have heard or read about her highly publicized protest outside George W. Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas. She does receive support: Fifty-three percent support what Sheehan's doing and 52 percent think Bush should meet with her again, as she's requested.

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Public Attitudes About War
The Sheehan Effect
More likely to support war 10%
More likely to oppose war 9
No effect on views 79

more at link:
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/PollVault/story?id=1079742&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

[quiet.american]

1. Um, ABC... was her mission to "change minds"?

Sigh.

[eauclaireliberal]

7. I guess what we need to do

is draw pictures for all of these assholes to explain what it is that needs to be done...much like car makers had to do with workers in their Alabama plants.

[Bob3]

2. BS survey - most people were against the war before Cindy

N/T

[mac56]

3. This isn't all bad.

75% have heard of her, and her efforts. Good lord, that's phenomenal considering how dicey the MSM coverage has been.

[Webster Green]

4. Typical bullshit poll!...

The majority were already against the war when Cindy took over the world media.

Denial will get you nowhere, you sorry motherfuckers!

[stopbush]

5. A BS premise.

Let me ask DUers - has Cindy Sheehan changed YOUR mind on the war? Didn't think so - you were already against it, as is 65% of the country.

Maybe the point they're missing is that for all of the anti-Cindy message that has dominated the media her negatives aren't so high that it's pushing people into the pro-war camp.

[bee]

6. very good point. n/t

[gratuitous]

8. Gee, you're smarter than an entire cable channel

I don't mean that in a snarky way, either. The only conclusion I can draw is that by promoting this stupid, meaningless poll, the media are once again trying to ignore bad news for Chimpy.

[formernaderite]

9. Sad but not surprising....she's gotten virtually no support

from big name supposed anti-war dems.

[CityDem]

10. ABC - media whores

I do not believe this poll at all. Cindy has had a profound effect on the support for this illegal war and she is only beginning.

[kansasblue]

11. I think it's more important that she made people feel....

that it's ok to protest the war. Lot of people were against but were just remain quiet about it.