(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many adults in the United States welcome the end of their president’s tenure, according to a poll by Opinion Research Corporation released by CNN. 75 per cent of respondents say they are glad George W. Bush is leaving the White House.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many adults in the United States welcome the end of their president’s tenure, according to a poll by Opinion Research Corporation released by CNN. 75 per cent of respondents say they are glad George W. Bush is leaving the White House.
Bush—a Republican—earned a second four-year term in the November 2004 presidential election. Bush’s tenure was marked by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, which led to the start of the war on terrorism against al-Qaeda fighters and members of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan; and the invasion of Iraq to topple the government of Saddam Hussein in March 2003.
In American elections, candidates require 270 votes in the Electoral College to win the White House. In November 2008, Democratic nominee Barack Obama secured a majority of electoral votes, defeating Republican candidate John McCain. Obama will become the first African American president in U.S. history when he takes over from Bush on Jan. 20.
In his Jan. 2 radio address, Bush discussed the situation in the Middle East—where Israel has launched a series of aerial attacks against what it deems "Hamas targets" in the Gaza Strip—saying, " For the Palestinian people, we seek a peaceful and democratic Palestinian state that serves its citizens and respects its neighbours. For all in the region, we seek an end to terror. And we seek an enduring peace based on justice, dignity, and human rights for every person in every nation of the Middle East."
Polling Data
Which comes closer to your view of George W. Bush as he prepares to leave the White House?
|
I’m glad he is leaving |
75% |
|
I’ll miss him when he is gone |
23% |
|
Not sure |
2% |
Source: Opinion Research Corporation / CNN
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 515 American adults, conducted from Dec. 19 to Dec. 21, 2008. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.
