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Nizzle,
Would you happen to have the method of polling used by Knight Ridder in that poll? And the exact wording of the questions used?
Not that I'm defending the ignorance of the American people (far too many people are underinformed on subjects where information is readily available), but the wording of the polls and the analysis after the fact often leave much to be desired.
For example, the terminology around most Americans believing that Iraq and Al Qaeda are linked leaves quite a bit of wiggle room. Did they all believe that Al Qaeda and Saddam's regime were one in the same? Are some of those believing that they are linked informed of the differences but still of the belief that they are linked even though there is no definitive evidence? Do they consider them linked because they are looking at it from an overall "War on Terror" perspective?
The key point is that Iraq and the war on terror are not (at this time) a winning issue as far as the next election goes.
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