Katrina: How Upset Is the Media With These Results?
Today’s new Gallup poll on Hurricane Katrina finds:
"Despite widespread criticism of the response by Bush and, separately, the federal government, to the problems caused by the hurricane, the public seems on balance only mildly critical. Forty-two percent say Bush did a 'bad' (18%) or 'terrible' (24%) job, but 35% rate his response as either 'great' (10%) or 'good' (25%)."
When respondents were asked who is most to blame for problems in New Orleans after Katrina, 13 percent blame President Bush, 25 percent blame state and local officials. However, 38 percent say that no one is really to blame. 29 percent believe federal officials should be fired for mismanagement of the crisis, while a full 63 percent disagree.
