Mother Jones

by Stanley Greenberg

06/16/04

With only five months to go before the presidential election, the American public has concluded that something is going very wrong with America. Faced with the stark images of prisoner abuse and the grim reality of rising combat deaths, it is perhaps not surprising that a pall hangs over the nation. But doubts about the state of the union run deeper than those about Iraq and suggest how difficult it will be for the White House as it struggles to hold power in Washington. In this special national survey for Mother Jones, ordinary citizens describe an America where so many aspects of life, from the economy and financial standing to the country's character and position in the world, have taken a bad turn...

http://www.motherjones.com/news/special_reports/2004/06/05_401.html


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp