http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/politics/story/A694B7869798AA4E862570FF002312DF?OpenDocumentBush loses support in Missouri
By Jo Mannies
POST-DISPATCH POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
01/22/2006
Even before Osama bin Laden resurfaced late last week, an increasing number of Missourians said they were fearful about their safety, their jobs and the war in Iraq.
Let's hope this translates into a loss by Jim (no)Talent in November!
Bush loses support in Missouri
By Jo Mannies
POST-DISPATCH POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
01/22/2006
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A majority also believe the country is headed in the wrong direction.
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"Missouri voters really aren't sure what's going on with the president," said pollster Del Ali, head of Research 2000, the Maryland-based firm that conducted the poll Jan. 16-18.
As an example, he cited the roughly even split among poll participants when asked whether they approved of the Bush administration's monitoring of telephone and Internet communications without a judicial warrant between American citizens and suspected terrorists overseas.
For a Republican-leaning state like Missouri, "that division speaks volumes," Ali said. "That's an ominous sign."