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Senior Citizens
Least Likely to Think U.S. Will Succeed in Iraq
Confidence in war and most other national
issues declining rapidly
Feb. 20, 2007 - Public support and confidence for
the war in Iraq continues to decline and it is senior citizens that are
far more pessimistic about the prospects than younger Americans,
according to recent poll by the Pew Research Center.
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Older Americans
Pick Iraq and Immigration as Top Issues Facing U.S.
Younger adults also pick Iraq but think
strengthening the economy should be number 2
January 24, 2007 – As is usually the case, senior citizens do not agree
with younger adults on many of the issues that should be addressed in
the United States and that they wanted President Bush to address in his
State of the Union speech, according to a Harris Poll taken in
mid-January. "Mature" Americans (age 62 and over) tended to pick "war in
Iraq" and "improving immigration policy" when asked to choose two issues
from a prepared list that they thought President Bush should address.
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World War II
Generation May Tell Bush to Let Democrats Handle the Iraq War
Seniors were
first to back the President but seem to have had enough
By
Tucker Sutherland, editor
November 6, 2006 – I remember lying in my bed at night, searching the
darkness outside my window for any sign of movement that could be an
invading German soldier or spy. I knew just how long it would take me to
get to my .22 rifle in the closet and had thought out the best defensive
positions around my house from where to fire. It was World War II and my
mother and I lived in a small Texas town not too far from the Gulf coast
and the Texas border – proximities that flamed my fear that Nazis may
show up any day. My Dad, my uncles and even one aunt – a Marine - were
away defending our country.
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Senior
Citizens Want Government Focus on Iraq and Immigration
Younger
Americans more likely to say fuel prices are top priority
June 5, 2006 – As President Bush guides the Congress to turn their
attention this week to a possible constitutional amendment to ban gay
marriage, senior citizens strongly want the focus to be on the war in
Iraq and immigration. These are top issues for all American adults in a
new Gallup Panel Poll but senior citizens put immigration next in line
behind the war, while young adults place immigration behind fuel prices.
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Senior
Citizen Approval of Bush Same as All Adults but Has Dropped Less
Seniors back in
January '05 had lower opinion to begin with
May 26, 2006 – A Gallup Poll released today shows
that the approval rating for President Bush by senior citizens has not
dropped as much as most other adults, but it is because the seniors had
a lower rating for the President in the first place. The current
approval rating by seniors is 33 percent, the same as the average for
American adults of all ages.
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