Tuesday, September 7, 2004
How Did I Miss This Poll???
It's probably because the "liberal" media was asleep at the wheel yet again last week amid all the GOP hoopla. And with the GOP set to use 9-11 as the centerpiece of their convention, how could a poll like this possibly get any airplay?
Let me preface this by saying that I'm not someone who believes in LIHOP, MIHOP, or any of the other conspiracy theories about 9-11 (with the possible exception of the cover-up of Saudi Arabia's involvement), but what does it say about the credibility of President Bush and his adminstration that the people most directly effected by the events of Sept. 11th (including many conservatives), are quite likely to believe the government had prior knowledge of the attacks on our country?
Whether those who responded are right or wrong, how's this for a vote of confidence in our popular wartime president?
On the eve of a Republican National Convention invoking 9/11 symbols, sound bytes and imagery, half (49.3%) of New York City residents and 41% of New York citizens overall say that some of our leaders "knew in advance that attacks were planned on or around September 11, 2001, and that they consciously failed to act," according to the poll conducted by Zogby International. The poll of New York residents was conducted from Tuesday August 24 through Thursday August 26, 2004. Overall results have a margin of sampling error of +/-3.5.
The poll is the first of its kind conducted in America that surveys attitudes regarding US government complicity in the 9/11 tragedy. Despite the acute legal and political implications of this accusation, nearly 30% of registered Republicans and over 38% of those who described themselves as "very conservative" supported the claim.
The charge found very high support among adults under 30 (62.8%), African-Americans (62.5%), Hispanics (60.1%), Asians (59.4%), and "Born Again" Evangelical Christians (47.9%).
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