The People Hate IRAQ War

A new poll from Kentucky should lay to rest any Democrat's fear that standing behind a plan to get U.S. forces out of Iraq by this time next year will hurt them.
Look at this, from a poll of 600 voters in Kentucky:

Would you favor or oppose a plan to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq this summer, and have almost all troops out of Iraq by the middle of next year?

Favor.....64%

Oppose.....28%

Don't know.....7%

As you may know, President Bush has proposed an increase of twenty-one thousand additional troops in Iraq. Do you favor or oppose President Bush's troop increase in Iraq?

Strongly favor.....21%

Somewhat favor.....15%

Total favor.....36%

Somewhat oppose.....14%

Strongly oppose.....45%

Total oppose.....59%

Don't know.....4%

How would you rate the job George Bush is doing handling the war in Iraq -- excellent, good, not so good, or poor?

Excellent.....6%

Good.....26%

Total Positive.....32%

Not so good.....27%

Poor.....40%

Total Negative.....67%

Don't know.....1%

This poll gives some pretty bad news to McConnell, with 61% of respondents saying he votes with Bush too often, and just 34% saying he represents their view on Iraq. Remember the Texas polling I wrote about a few days ago?

Voters in Texas give President George W. Bush a negative job rating (47% positive – 51% negative) and they are split in their opinion as to whether their family would be better off with a Democratic or Republican majority in the United States Senate (41% Democrats – 43% Republicans).

A strong plurality of voters in Texas believes the country is headed in the wrong direction (34% right direction – 49% wrong direction). Voters give President Bush an even more negative job rating on his handling of Iraq (41% positive – 57% negative).

That's not enough evidence of how much the American people want out of this war? How about this, a survey of likely Republican caucus participants in Iowa:

QUESTION: Do you favor a withdrawal of all United States military from Iraq within the next six months?

ANSWER:

Yes 52%

No 39%

Undecided 9%

The argument from Blue Dog Dems, from any Dem, that their district or state won't allow them to stand with Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi in the post-veto fight to set a deadline for getting us out of Iraq, just won't fly.
Update: The House just approved the Iraq supplemental funding bill, 218-208, 2 voting present.