Interesting Poll Results

Gallup's governance survey:

The percentage of Americans who now trust the federal government in Washington to handle domestic problems stands about where it did when last measured seven months ago: 53% have either a great deal or a fair amount of confidence. In February the figure was 56%.

Americans' overall trust and confidence in the executive branch of the federal government has declined slightly compared with the previous reading -- it was 58% in September 2004 vs. 52% today -- but this conforms with a slight dip in Bush's overall job approval rating over the same period.
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Gallup's frequent measurement of two questions included in the Governance survey shows that 9/11 corresponded with a sharp increase in Americans' trust in the federal government to handle domestic as well as international problems. Between September 2001 and October 2001, the percentage expressing confidence in the government's handling of these areas increased from 68% to 83% for international problems, and from 60% to 77% for domestic problems. Confidence levels remained elevated in subsequent polls conducted in February and June 2002, but by September 2002 these had returned to pre-9/11 levels.
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Besides reduced public confidence in the federal government's handling of international problems and in the executive branch of government more specifically, the other significant changes recorded this year are a slight increase in public trust in media and a slight decline in trust in public officials.

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