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Glass half full for most Americans
THE WASHINGTON TIMES ^ | 2 June 2004 | By Jennifer Harper

Posted on 06/02/2004 6:45:26 AM PDT by .cnI redruM

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:15:41 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Americans are optimistic, "very satisfied with life" and have confidence in their public institutions, especially the U.S. armed forces and law-enforcement agencies, two new polls show.

Fifty-six percent of Americans say their personal situation has improved over the last five years, up seven points since last year, and 68 percent expect their personal situation to improve over the next five years, up five points from 2003, a Harris poll released yesterday found.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: goodnews; happiness; optimism
And now for the Good News!
1 posted on 06/02/2004 6:45:27 AM PDT by .cnI redruM
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To: .cnI redruM

Kerry's toast.


2 posted on 06/02/2004 6:50:22 AM PDT by demlosers
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To: .cnI redruM

Harris and Gallup are the only polling orgs. that have any credibility.
It was Harris that predicted the virtual "tie" in the 2000 Elections.


3 posted on 06/02/2004 6:56:43 AM PDT by Ludicrous
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To: .cnI redruM

Kerry requires a steady diet of national disasters to win. Pretty dicey for him, things are getting better in Iraq and the economy, not worse.


4 posted on 06/02/2004 7:04:24 AM PDT by KellyAdmirer
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To: demlosers

I heard yesterday that a pollster said that people tend to vote how they felt about things a few months ago. By November Kerry will be the biggest political joke since Dukakakkkaaakakass.


5 posted on 06/02/2004 7:05:31 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn't be, in its eyes, a slave.)
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To: KellyAdmirer
Even if we do have a steady diet of natural disasters (e.g., tornadoes, hurricanes)--hey, the states that get hit by those whirlwinds the most are voting for Bush. Why?
6 posted on 06/02/2004 7:09:49 AM PDT by dufekin (John F. Kerry. Irrational, improvident, backward, seditious.)
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