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I reccomend not glazing over host's post above, as it contains a wonderful example of how public opinion does not reflect reality
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In my opinion, at the time of the invasion, about 90% of people in general would have been opposed to the war if they knew what the cost was going to be and if they knew that we wouldn't find WMD. That includes conservatives and liberals alike.
On that subject, there were several nationwide polls just prior to the invasion. Maybe somebody can find a link, I don't have the time right now. Gallup maybe, or Zogby.
The upshot: if there were only going to be a few casualties then most Americans were in favor of the invasion. If there were going to be more than about 1000 casualties then most Americans were opposed to the invasion, both conservatives and liberals.
And that's not deaths, that's casualties.