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President Bush came out on top in this year's AP-AOL News poll, winning as "hero" and "villain" for 2006. But while Bush won "villain of the year" by a "landslide," in earning the "hero" honor, the president triumphed over the U.S. troops fighting the war in Iraq by a much smaller margin.
The Associated Press chalks up Bush's victories in opposite categories as "a sign of these polarized times," noting that "Bush was the choice of 43 percent of Democrats for villain, and 27 percent of Republicans for hero."
"When people were asked to name the candidate for villain that first came to mind, Bush far outdistanced even Osama bin Laden, the terrorist leader in hiding; and former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who is scheduled for execution," Darlene Superville writes for the A.P..
A companion A.P article gives more details on the telephone poll of 1,004 adults which was conducted from December 19 to 21 by polling firm Ipsos.
Excerpts from A.P. article:
VILLAIN OF YEAR: Bush was the choice of 43 percent of Democrats for villain of the year, higher than the 27 percent of Republicans who chose Bush as their hero. Bush was far ahead of any other figure in the race for villain of the year. The runners-up were Osama bin Laden, who earned just 8 percent of mentions, Saddam Hussein, at 6 percent, and the president of Iran with 5 percent of mentions. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il rounded out the top five with just 2 percent of all mentions.
HERO OF YEAR: In the race for hero of the year, Bush won by a smaller margin, with the troops in Iraq coming in second place with 6 percent of mentions. Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama and Jesus Christ rounded out the top five with 3 percent of mentions each. Older adults were more likely to name Bush as hero than younger adults. Those 35 and older, 16 percent, were twice as likely as those under 35, 7 percent, to name Bush as hero. Fully a quarter of white evangelical Christians named Bush as hero, more than all Protestants, 18 percent, and Catholics, 12 percent.
1 comment:
Nice to see Bush has taken over the number one spot in the list of terrorist. I remember Bin Liden was the most hated man, then Saddam took over. Now the real Axis of Evil has his spot where he belongs yes George W. Bush it that man. No only is he the worse and hated in the US but he has captured that title all over the world.
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