Poll finds optimism after divisive election
A majority of Americans polled said they were hopeful that President
Bush would do more to unite the country than divide it, a Gallup poll
found.
Fifty-seven percent of 621 American adults surveyed Wednesday night
said they expect Bush to unite the nation during his second term. But
39 percent said they believe the president will be divisive.
Bush won re-election over Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry
without the need for recounts or court battles that followed the
presidential election of 2000. He also picked up 51 percent of the
popular vote on his way to victory. (Bush looks forward)
Even after the highly polarizing campaign, the poll indicated some
optimism for the next four years.
One-third of respondents said they were optimistic about Bush's
second term, and 23 percent were enthusiastic. Another 24 percent
said they were afraid and 18 percent expressed pessimism.
Just over half -- 51 percent -- of respondents said they were pleased
with the outcome of the presidential election; 38 percent said they
were upset.
During the 2000 campaign, Bush promised to be a "uniter, not a
divider." But in this week's election the nation seemed nearly as
divided as it had been in Bush's first election. (President Bush
declares victory 'historic')
Few states switched from the party that prevailed four years ago. New
Hampshire, which Bush narrowly won in 2000, went for Kerry. Bush has
so far carried no state won by Democrat Al Gore, although he leads in
two, Iowa and New Mexico.
But this time around the nation does not appear to be divided over
who won. Today, 74 percent of those surveyed said Bush won "fair and
square." In 2000, the figure was only 48 percent.
Four years ago, Bush beat Gore by just 537 votes in Florida after the
U.S. Supreme Court voted to stop ballot recounts in several counties.
That gave Bush an Electoral College vote of 271 -- one more than
necessary to win.
It seems the country may have been hoping to avoid a legal stand-off
this year, because 80 percent of respondents agreed with Kerry's
decision to concede the election Wednesday afternoon. (Kerry calls
for unity)
The outcome remained in doubt overnight even though Bush was ahead in
the popular vote by more than 3.7 million votes. He was short of
winning the 270 votes needed in the Electoral College because the
race in the battleground state of Ohio remained so close.
Kerry had considered forgoing a concession speech until after all
provisional ballots were counted, 11 days after the election.
Sixty percent of respondents said Kerry was merely being a realist in
making his decision to concede while 35 percent thought of him as a
statesman.
The group surveyed also had a distinct opinion on how Bush should
lead now that he's won another four-year term.
Sixty-three percent said Bush should emphasize a bipartisan program.
Just under a third, 30 percent, said Bush needs to advance the
Republican agenda.
The poll's margin of error was plus or minus 4 percentage points
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Carla Annamarie"
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> kita ga tau pasti ttg perspective Kerry abt Indonesia..but at least
with
> Bush we know from these past 4 years..
> global mission Bush memberantas terrorisme sampe keakar2nya will
help
> Indonesia saved from another terrorist bom attacks.., krn klo cuma
> ngandalin inteligen kita siy is not enough..kan males bgt pak
diterror
> bom.., jln ke mall or ke cafe udah ga feeling saved lg..
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> Please respond to election win by
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> ada dunk effectnya terhadap indonesia ... ya itu image
tentang
> teroris yang ada di indonesia ... karena bush sudah terpilih
> maka kita berharap bahwa image bush tentang terorist di indonesia
> agar lebih baik artinya tidak ada teoris di indonesia yang ada
hanya-lah
> orang-orang yang kecewa dengan usa karena ketidak adilan amerika
> terhadap perlakuan yang tidak seimbang terhadap bangsa israel
> dan afghanistan ... dan kecewa atas tindakan amerika terhadap
irak
> yang dengan tanpa alasan menduduki negara tersebut, padahal
> tidak ada satupun tuduhan bush yang benar mengenai irak ...
> kecuali mungkin kediktatoran saddam hussen kepada rakyatnya
> saya pikir ini adalah kekecewaan dari seluruh umat manusia
> yang mencintai perdamaian di muka bumi ini ..
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> God bless Amerika
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> yustam
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> hehehe ... ada yang seneng dengan pemilihan pilpres bangsa laen ...
> ada efek-nya ga yah buat indonesia ?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carla Annamarie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 11:45 AM
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> Subject: [ppiindia] "Morality" a top issue in U.S. election win by
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> George W. Bush, despite all the things..won the elections, not only
popular
> votes but also electoral..very rare that amongst all presidents of
US..had
> won both side.., american ppl had choose the right and the best
person to
> lead their country.., many ppl underestimated him..esp in Iraq
issue..but i
> think no man could done the better job than him..
> Moral issues..such as anti-abortion, anti-homosex marriages..re
crucial
> issues.., to build and strengthen a great nation is to build a good
> character of the ppl, and that's most valuable issues..G.W.Bush had
it..and
> he won..thank god..
> hope better America, better nation,better ppl, bcs they have better
> leader..
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