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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (117666)	12/19/2000 9:13:33 AM
From: ColtonGang	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769669

Poll: Bush faces low expectations - - - - - - - - - - - - Dec. 18, 2000 \| WASHINGTON (AP) -- Public expectations for George W. Bush's presidency are lower than they were for past presidents-elect, according to a CBS News poll released Monday. Nearly half those surveyed said they expect someone other than Bush himself to actually be running the government, but 61 percent thinks he has the necessary support to accomplish his goals. The Republican president-elect also faces hurdles in seizing the mantle of legitimacy, according to the poll. Some 60 percent of Americans believe the Florida vote count was unfair and inaccurate, and 32 percent said it was valid. Among Bush voters, 26 percent also believe the Florida vote count was inaccurate. "Expectations for the next four years and for a Bush presidency are far from enthusiastic," said a CBS analysis of the numbers. "Four in 10 expect George W. Bush to be a better-than-average president, but optimism about the next four years is the lowest it has ever been in any post-election CBS News poll." Sixty percent expressed optimism about the next four years, compared with about seven in 10 who felt the same just before Presidents Clinton, Bush, Reagan and Carter took office, according to the poll. About 42 percent expect Bush will be a good president, and 38 percent predict he will be average. By comparison, in 1988, 38 percent thought Bush's father, George Bush, would be a good president and 47 percent expected him to be average, the poll said. Doubts about Bush's preparedness, particularly his grasp of foreign policy, also linger. As a result, nearly half, or 46 percent, say other people, not the president-elect, will really be running the government. Forty-three percent said Bush will be in charge most of the time. By contrast, people by a 5-4 margin viewed former President Bush as being in charge, the poll said. The Supreme Court's decision in favor of Bush over Democratic rival Al Gore may have cost it some credibility, CBS said, since 46 percent had "quite a lot of confidence" in the court, down from 57 percent two weeks earlier. The poll of 1,048 adults was conducted Dec. 14-16 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.