Americans' Disapproval of Bush and the War in Iraq Increases Says Latest CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll

Date : 05/05/2008 @ 11:53AM
Source : Business Wire
Stock : Opinion Research Corporation (IUSA)
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Americans' Disapproval of Bush and the War in Iraq Increases Says Latest CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll

Opinion Research Corporation (an infoUSA Company) (NASDAQ:IUSA) today announced that both public support for the U.S. war in Iraq and President Bush’s disapproval ratings reached new levels, according to the latest CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll conducted April 28-30.

When asked if they favor or oppose the war, 68% of respondents said “oppose”, compared to only 30% who said they favored the war. In addition to their opposition to the war, most Americans feel the war is going badly (59%), compared to only 39% who feel it is going well. Both questions have a sampling error of +/-3% pts.

Americans’ pessimism with the war is also reflected in President Bush’s approval ratings. When asked if they approve of how Bush is handling his job as President, 71% said they disapprove compared to only 28% who approve (sampling error +/-3% pts). The President’s approval rating is down 10 percentage points from a similar poll conducted May 2007.

The Poll was conducted by Opinion Research Corporation on April 28-30, 2008 which interviewed 1,008 adult Americans by telephone. The margin of sampling error for results based on the total sample is plus or minus 3 percentage points.

About Opinion Research Corporation Founded in 1938, Opinion Research Corporation, an infoUSA company, helps its clients grow their business by leveraging the insights of market research. The firm has been conducting national, speech reaction, state and flash/overnight polls for CNN since April 2006. To learn more, visit www.opinionresearch.com.

About infoUSA infoUSA (www.infoUSA.com), founded in 1972, is the leading provider of business and consumer databases for sales leads & mailing lists, database marketing services, data processing services and sales and marketing solutions. Content is the essential ingredient in every marketing program, and infoUSA has the most comprehensive data in the industry, and is the only company to own 12 proprietary databases under one roof. The infoUSA database powers the directory services of the top Internet traffic-generating sites. Nearly 4 million customers use infoUSA's products and services to find new customers, grow their sales, and for other direct marketing, telemarketing, customer analysis and credit reference purposes. infoUSA headquarters are located at 5711 S. 86th Circle, Omaha, NE 68127 and can be contacted at (402) 593-4500. To know more about Sales Leads, click www.infousa.com. To get a 72-hour free trial and 100 free sales leads, click www.salesgenie.com.

Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, recent changes in senior management, the successful integration of recent and future acquisitions, fluctuations in operating results, failure to successfully carry out our Internet strategy or to grow our Internet revenue, effects of leverage, changes in technology and increased competition. More information about potential factors that could affect the company's business and financial results is included in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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