pulse of the nation on Iraq?

A Gallup poll taken at the end of October focused on how much longer Americans believe we will be in Iraq after the 2008 election.

The question asked:

Suppose a [Republican/Democrat] is elected president in 2008. From the time that [Republican/Democratic] president takes office in January 2009, for how many more years do you think the United States would continue to have a significant number of troops stationed in Iraq?

Some results:

4.1 - average more years predicted for U.S. troops in Iraq if a Democrat is elected president in 2008

7.4 - average more years predicted for U.S. troops in Iraq if a Republican is elected president in 2008

39 - percent who believe America's time in Iraq will be "more years than it should be" if a Democrat is elected president in 2008

57 - percent who believe America's time in Iraq will be "more years than it should be" if a Republican is elected president in 2008

Here's the weird part:

5 - percentage of people with No Opinion if Republican is elected
4 - percentage of people with No Opinion if a Democrat is elected

weird, you ask?

First, who does not have a opinion on Iraq? Second, wouldn't it be great to say that you don't care? Third, I'm not really sure what third would be...


You can see the complete article here: Most Americans Expect U.S. to Be in Iraq Several More Years