Polls Find Most Americans Accept Bush’s Presidency
WASHINGTON (IslamOnline) - After a long 36 days of waiting for the decision on the new American President, polls are showing that a majority of Americans feel comfortable with the new president-elect despite a division of opinion on the ruling of the United States Supreme Court.
In a poll conducted by NBC/Reuters following the televised speeches of Al Gore and George W. Bush Wednesday night, it found that 44% agreed that the right person won the election while 34% strongly disagreed.
In the same poll, 48% said they felt the Supreme Court’s decision was too political, and only 43% felt it was objective.
Meanwhile, the vast majority (83%) supported Al Gore’s concession, and three-quarters (75%) said they thought his concession speech was excellent.
On the issue of the future election, 54% believed Gore should run in 2004, while only 35% supported a Bush run for re-election in the same year.
Although 38% believed that Bush would be a strong capable president, a 50% majority said they believed that he would govern a divided nation, making it hard for him to accomplish any of his goals or policies, while 46% said they believed he would be able to unify the country.
In an earlier survey conducted by CNN/USA Today/Gallup on Wednesday following the ruling of the Supreme Court, and prior to the two candidates speeches, found that 80% of Americans agreed that Bush should be inaugurated next January and accepted him as the legitimate president.
In the same poll, 52% agreed with the Court’s ruling, while 42% did not.
Out of the 633 adult Americans who took part in the survey, 34% said they felt disappointed that Bush is the president-elect, while 33% said they were pleased.
