Response by Rick Thigpen

Even good news is bad news for George Bush. While the New Jersey public shows considerable confidence in his ability to protect our homeland, one must wonder how he's going to continue to pay for this effort and fund his domestic policy agenda (of "leave no child behind" and prescription drugs for the elderly) while paying for an increasingly costly occupation of Iraq. Already the annual federal budget deficit has exceeded half a trillion dollars.

see also:
Survey Analysis
Salmore's Analysis
Tabular Results
Survey Details

Comment by Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind Academic Associate, Rick Thigpen (J.D., Columbia University Law School). Rick is a former Executive Director of the New Jersey Democratic Party and now a partner in The Strategy Group and is a campaign coordinator for the Essex County Democratic Party. Rick Thigpen, Esq. can be reached at (609) 394-0888.