DOES BUSH HAVE STRONG QUALITIES OF LEADERSHIP?
Yes Now 48% 9/2004* 64% 9/2001 83% No Now 49% 9/2004* 34% 9/2001 14% *among registered voters Moreover, just 32 percent express a lot of confidence in the Presidents ability to handle a crisis. This is a sharp change from four years ago when, in the weeks after the 9/11 attacks, 66 percent expressed a lot of confidence in Bushs ability to handle a crisis. CONFIDENCE IN BUSHS HANDLING OF A CRISIS Now A lot 32% Some 19% A little 25% None 23% 9/2001 A lot 66% Some 24% A little 7% None 2% This drop in ratings for Bush reflects greatly lowered views of his management, and somewhat lessened views of his compassion. Asked if Bush cares about the needs and problems of people like them, 55 percent of Americans say he does, and 43 percent say he doesn’t — these views have changed a bit from February 2004, when 62 percent said he cared and 38 percent said he did not. And 51 percent today say Bush cares at least somewhat about the needs and problems of blacks, specifically; 46 percent say he does
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