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The public's evaluation of the job George W. Bush is doing as president changed dramatically as a result of the horrific attacks of September 11 and his response in leading the country on a campaign against terrorism.

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First, his job approval ratings have been trending down for many months, a trend that has accelerated in recent weeks as the war on terrorism has been supplanted in the public's mind by corporate scandals, stock market declines, and a growing sense of economic insecurity.

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All of this suggests that while citizens became more comfortable with President Bush after September 11 and thought him to have the requisite leadership skills, they continue to harbor doubts about his priorities, loyalties, interests, and policies.

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America is an outlier in the world of democracies when it comes to the structure and conduct of elections.

From Thomas E. Mann

I don't believe in a golden mean; I don't believe you find policy wisdom between two polar points. I don't dismiss that possibility, but I look at the platform that's so ideologically based, that's so dismissive of facts, of evidence, of science, and it's frankly hard to take seriously.

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Private sector labors unions continue to suffer losses in their membership while public sector and service unions grow.

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Responsibility for overseeing the implementation of election law typically resides with partisan officials, many with public stakes in the election outcome.

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A healthy degree of party unity among Democrats and Republicans has deteriorated into bitter partisan warfare.

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With the parties at virtual parity and the ideological gulf between them never greater, the stakes of majority control of Congress are extremely high.

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Further-more, partisan attachments powerfully shape political perceptions, beliefs and values, and incumbents enjoy advantages well beyond the way in which their districts are configured.

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