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Both from the wholly unscientific results of this poll and by my observations of the coverage and the chatter about this matter, it appears that the pro- and con- sides are coming at this from completely different points and aren't even arguing the same thing for the large part.
The anti-Cindy folks are focussing almost entirely on her individually. They attack her credibility, her past statements, the nature of her organization, the idea that she is dishonoring Casey, and that it is unreasonable for an average American to make a demand of the President.
To the pro-Cindy folks, most of these miss the mark. It isn't really about Cindy as much as it is all Americans who have had their trust in their leadership betrayed by this war. So even if everything her detractors say is true, it doesn't change the fact that a whole lot of Americans want the same answers Cindy is asking for, and their support for her isn't so much for her personally, as for the demand that Bush answer to the American people in general.
Really, this is coming down to an illustration of the divide in views about how government should operate. On the left, we want government that answers to the people and consider positions of leadership to be positions of responsiblity. On hte right, they are instead considered positions of privledge, that somehow by acheiving said post you deserve to be spared the burdens imposed on the lesser folks.
To many on the left, this is about having the king come down and acknowledge the pain he's caused to the pauper. To many on the right, its about an insolent woman who refuses to respect the President. It's a completely different issue for each side.
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