Past Polls
- 8/17/2008 Barack Obama is expected to choose his running mate this week. Which one of these top contenders is the best choice?
- 8/ 3/2008 What will be the Beijing Olympics' legacy?
- 7/27/2008 What effect did Obama's foreign trip have on his chances for victory in November?
- 7/21/2008 John McCain is expected to announce his running mate this week. Who would be the absolute worst choice?
- 7/14/2008 Bush lifted the executive ban on offshore oil drilling this week. What would be a better short-term solution to our gas price problem?
- 7/ 8/2008 Now that telecom immunity bill has passed, how can the Democratic Congress redeem itself?
- 7/ 6/2008 What should be the main focus of the G-8 Summit?
- 7/ 2/2008 Who would you invite to your July 4 picnic?
- 6/26/2008 How can Hillary Clinton best help Barack Obama achieve victory this fall?
- 6/23/2008 In light of Don Imus's latest offensive racial remark, what should the fallout be?
- 6/18/2008 What tactic should Obama embrace to win the White House?
- 6/16/2008 Who would you like to see become the next host of Meet the Press?
- 6/ 9/2008 What would you like to see Hillary Clinton do next?
- 6/ 2/2008 Which 2004 red state has the most potential to turn blue in 2008?
- 5/19/2008 Which GOP senator is most likely to lose his re-election bid in November?
- 3/25/2008 What's ahead for the US economy?
- 3/19/2008 What aspects of the New Deal best address our current political and economic challenges?
- 3/16/2008 What's the single most important step the government can take to address the crumbling economy?
- 3/11/2008 Which recent sex scandal revealed the most about politicians as we know them?
- 3/ 5/2008 After Texas and Ohio, what's the best course for the Democratic presidential process?
- 2/19/2008 How should the dispute over the Michigan and Florida primaries be settled?
- 2/11/2008 Who's John McCain's scariest running-mate?
- 2/ 5/2008 What's the best outcome as Clinton and Obama battle for delegates?
- 2/ 4/2008 What's next for Citizen Kang?
- 1/28/2008 What's Next for Citizen Kang?
- 1/28/2008 How Can Hillary Clinton solve her Bill problem?
- 1/22/2008 What next for Citizen Kang?
- 1/22/2008 Is Rudy Giuliani finally finished?
- 1/16/2008 Is John Edwards finished?
- 1/ 8/2008 Which GOP presidential contender poses the greatest threat?
- 1/ 3/2008 What's Next for Citizen Kang?
- 1/ 3/2008 What's Barack Obama's greatest challenge in the next primaries?
- 1/ 1/2008 Who will make the strongest showing in the Iowa Democratic caucuses?
- 12/17/2007 Who was the most valuable progressive in 2007?
- 12/12/2007 What was the most significant news event of 2007?
- 12/ 3/2007 What progressive group has made a real difference in 2007?
- 11/26/2007 Will anything useful come of the Mideast Peace Talks in Annapolis?
- 11/16/2007 As things stand today, who is best positioned to be the GOP presidential nominee?
- 11/16/2007 What political event are you most thankful for?
- 11/ 7/2007 If the Democratic presidential primary were held today in your state, who would get your vote?
- 11/ 1/2007 If Hillary Clinton becomes the Democratic presidential nominee, who's her most likely running-mate?
- 10/22/2007 What is the most destabilizing force in Pakistan today?
- 10/10/2007 Who should win this year's Nobel Peace Prize?
- 10/ 2/2007 What will it take to keep the Bush Administration from attacking Iran?
- 9/20/2007 Iraq banned Blackwater USA for violence against civilians. What now?
- 9/13/2007 Which Democratic presidential candidate has the best plan for getting out of Iraq?
- 9/ 6/2007 As the Bush Administration presses to extend the surge, what will Democrats in Congress do?
- 8/27/2007 What was Alberto Gonzales's biggest mistake?
- 8/16/2007 Should Cindy Sheehan be challenging Nancy Pelosi in 2008?
- 8/ 1/2007 Now that Rupert Murdoch has sealed the deal to buy the Wall Street Journal, what does it mean to you?
- 7/26/2007 What impact will the CNN/YouTube Debate have on Campaign 08?
- 7/17/2007 Imagine US troops leave Iraq in July 2008. What will Iraq look like in July 2009?
- 7/ 4/2007 Al Gore's Live Earth concerts are:
- 7/ 3/2007 Who would you invite to your July 4 picnic?
- 6/21/2007 Mike Bloomberg is poised to make an independent run for president. Should he do it?
- 6/13/2007 Have feminists soured on Hillary?
- 5/31/2007 What happens if Israel succeeds in walling off the Occupied Territories?
- 5/17/2007 What Is Bush's Dumbest Utterance?
- 5/ 3/2007 Who most deserves to be impeached?
- 4/24/2007 What's the most immediate action Congress should take to address global warming?
- 4/13/2007 Don Imus is finally out of a job at MSNBC and CBS. Who's the biggest loser?
- 3/27/2007 How likely is it that US troops will exit Iraq by 2008?
- 3/ 6/2007 The Scooter Libby trial is over. Was justice served?
- 2/27/2007 What's Hillary Clinton's greatest weakness as a presidential candidate?
- 2/20/2007 If they gave an Oscar for the year's best progressive film, the winner would be...
- 2/16/2007 Who's the most likely GOP presidential contender?
- 2/ 7/2007 Who is the Worst US President Ever?
- 0/ 0/ 0 What was the most significant news event of 2007?
- 0/ 0/ 0 Where should John Edwards go from here?
C'mon, not even a "none of the above" to any of these unlikely choices? Has The Nation become another push poll? I encourage all thinking individuals to boycott this and any similar poll that offers a limited range of choices in order to arrive at pre-ordained results.
Posted by noparty at 02/2/2007
Given the choices do you, "NOPARTY," really think The Nation is serious with this poll? If I had to guess I would say that The Nation is making fun of the idiocity of Bush and the Iraq War. But I don't know what they had in mind and neither do you. Get off your high horse.
Posted by rlh_1984 at 02/2/2007
Oops. I meant "idiocy".
Posted by rlh_1984 at 02/2/2007
Another hint, "NOPARTY," that this is not a serious poll is to notice at the bottom it says "Not statistically valid." I guess you didn't see that.
Posted by rlh_1984 at 02/2/2007
For those who relish opportunities to become upset with internet polls, Is Bush a Psychopath? [url]. Enjoy.
Posted by SamThornton at 02/2/2007
To answer the question, "Is Bush a psychopath?", I would have to say, not exactly, but he IS apparently psychotic. After all he seems not to be able to distinguish fantasy from reality. He has this fantasy that the United States can make over every despotic nation in our own image and that just cannot be done. Neither can he seem to see the truth that what happens to Iraq may be beyond our control. Furthermore, he seems willing to take an additional step and attack Iran. What sense does THAT make???? While I am not yet convinced that he falls into the the category of psychopath, because he does not blatently display antisocial tendencies, nonetheless, I think he IS crazy. Just recall the old saw: The definition of crazy is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Posted by chrobo56 at 02/2/2007
http://nyc.indymedia.org/en/2007/02/82596.html Why Congress won't stop Bush from Iraq surge and war with Iran
Posted by Rese at 02/4/2007
WHY HASN'T CONGRESS BEGAN THE IMPEACHMENT PROCESS DUE TO HIGH CRIMES, IE: LYING ABOUT THE WMD'S WHICH WERE NEVER FOUND AND BROUGHT US TO WAR WITH IRAQ.
Posted by JJRANDALL at 02/5/2007
Really? 54% of Nation readers (okay, make that people who happen to show up on the site and vote on a clearly unscientific poll) think we're going to war with Iran? Do we think Bush is that insane?
Posted by antiPartisa at 02/5/2007
After all of our success in Iraq, despots everywhere tremble while the populaces eagerly anticipate the arrival of US troops to spread democracy and sunshine throughout the world. That why I chose "e" in the poll. Now, all you commie liberal nature-loving atheist Bush-haters know the truth.
Posted by sdlcman at 02/6/2007
With or without Iraq Hezballa will move Lebanon towards an Islamic Republic.
I can see action (limited) against Iran, like hitting convoys sneaking shoulder launched rockets into Iraq.
If Bush is to be tried for war crimes then how about congress and all the Dems who voted for it- they knew what they were voting for, they're not stupid. The Dems are playing politics now while GI's die- Christ, the Dems can't even lose a war when they want to.
Posted by robster at 02/6/2007
One more thing: during a crisis we get the opportunity to see what our leaders are really made of- right now there's just no one outstanding.
Posted by robster at 02/6/2007
Mr. Bush will finally see the light, get Americans returned from Iraq, and instead ship some 20 million illegal aliens from the USA to Iraq to out-breed the locals there and take over first Iraq, then sneak across borders and take over neighboring countries. Or not. In any case shipping some 20 million illegals from the USA directly to the war zone on the Iraq/Iran border would likely help all three countries.
Posted by tucanofulano at 02/6/2007
There's no stopping this train driven by a madman hell-bent on destroying democracy and feeding the insatiable engine of greed and corruption. The tracks were set long ago by corporations, war profiteers and their lackeys.We're a plutocracy now, folks, and soon becoming a country/military state ruled by the Pentagon.Our only hope is if the "people" wake up, or the dems get some balls. However, I fear we are like the frogs in the pan of warm water--by the timewe notice we are really hot, we will already be cooked.
Posted by jani at 02/7/2007
No, Bush is not a psychopath, he is ignorant and deluded and he has a sense of entitlement because of a natural superiority complex and a need to prove that he can be a success after all. The invasion of Iraq was done in cooperation with the Dems and the American people (which makes us all accountable) and it served three of his (and Cheny's and Wolfowitz, and many others, etc. etc.) wishes. One practical reason of course is to secure Iraq's oil fields and set up a strategic jump off to the rest of the East, and 2. his form of Christianity says that in order for Christ to come back and save us (him), the Temple Mount must be destroyed and rebuilt by Christians/Jews plus he believes Islam wants to destroy those two groups (which is a continuation of an ancient rivalry involving Abraham), and 3. he thinks that if he and his cohorts and others around the world become mega rich that somehow they can save themselves from the holocaust that they (not God or Abraham) are attempting to create. Yes it is insanity and they don't know (nor does his world) that they have other choices, but when something is written down we humans tend to accept it as true and real. It is my opinion that something unexpected and very surprising will put an end to all the insanity.
Posted by KitchenChic at 02/8/2007
Should the myopia with which Bush's public image has viewed surprise me? When he ran in 2000, he declared that he was "...against nation building". He claims to oppose despotism and tyranny, yet he not only has done everything he can to become a despot, he has verbalized his wish to be one "...as long as I'm the dictator". However, I have yet to hear the dreaded F-word spoken about him (that's "flip-flop" in case you had a defferent "f" in mind). Whatever the consequences of his term in office and his war in Iraq, it will take generations to recover; even so, the US will never be the nation it was.
Posted by runar at 02/8/2007
why wasn't the following a choice?: complacent, self-serving democrats use iraq pullout as a wedge issue in bid for control of presidency. when they get what they want, iranian backed shia death squads ethnically cleanse the country of sunnis, resulting in hundreds of thousands of deaths. nation readers add "failure to prevent genocide" to reasons why bush is the worst president ever.
Posted by ryansruby at 02/9/2007
My vote that the Saudis would welcome an invation was, as I suspect were others, satirical!
Posted by Tht1Gy! at 02/13/2007
Yo, Antpartisa, yeah, I think he is that insane, or seeking Amageddon. And Tuscano, TOO FUNNY! Disturbed yes, but funny! And lastly, No Party lighten up it's a joke, kinda. Just ask the newly liberated Saudis.
Posted by Tht1Gy! at 02/13/2007