Poll: Little Progress Seen Since Katrina

CBS News Poll: Two Years After Hurricane, Fewer Than Half See Progress In Rebuilding Gulf Coast

(CBS)  Two years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, fewer than half of Americans think progress is being made in rebuilding the region - and a sizeable percentage questions the government's ability to respond to similar natural disasters.

According to a CBS News poll released Tuesday, 45 percent of Americans say at least some progress has been made, but just 9 percent say there's been a lot of progress. One third says little or no progress has been made.


HOW MUCH PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN REBUILDING THE GULF COAST?

A lot
9%
Some
36%
Not much/none
34%
Don't know
21%


These views show little improvement in opinion since August 2006, the one-year anniversary of Katrina's landfall and the levee breaks.

More Americans (59 percent) now say they have confidence in the government's ability to handle natural disasters than said so immediately after Katrina. But nearly four in 10 (39 percent) still express little or no confidence that the government can respond to such disasters.


CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT’S ABILITY TO RESPOND TO NATURAL DISASTERS

Great deal
16%
Fair amount
43%
Not very much
30%
None
9%


There's a sharp racial divide in views of how much progress has been made since Katrina. Blacks, who were particularly hard hit by the hurricane, are much less likely than whites to see significant progress in rebuilding the region.

Just 2 percent of African Americans say there's been a lot of progress, and another 18 percent say there's been some. Among whites, 11 percent say there's been a lot of progress, while 38 percent say there's been some.

Blacks are also less confident than whites in the government's ability to respond to natural disasters: 42 percent of African Americans have at least some confidence, while 54 percent have little or none. Among whites, 61 percent have at least some confidence.

There are political differences on this question, too. Republicans are more confident than Democrats that the government can handle natural disasters like Katrina. But even among Republicans, just one in five say they have a great deal of confidence in the government.

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This poll was conducted among a random sample of 1,214 adults nationwide, interviewed by telephone, Aug. 8-12, 2007. The error due to sampling for results based on the entire sample could be plus or minus three percentage points. The error for subgroups is higher. An oversample of African Americans was also conducted for this poll, for a total of 169 interviews among this group. The results were then weighted in proportion to the racial composition of the adult population in the U.S. Census. The margin of error for African Americans is plus or minus 8 percentage points.

[erasmus6]

Why is time and money being spent on rebuilding New Orleans? It is gone and should STAY gone. Only idiots would rebuild something that shouldn''t have been there in the first place. IT IS BELOW SEA LEVEL! This is only going to happen AGAIN.

Most people have moved on with there lives and are now living in other states with new homes and jobs. It would cost way too much for them to move back. And for the ones that are still sitting their in the trailers or whatever, who are still whining, well what can I say? They were probably whining and doing nothing, even before Katrina happened.

[mike71067]

Of course fewer than half of Americans see progress in N.O. - they don''t live there, and the media would rather show bad news than good. So their views are based only on what they see on TV. This is perhaps the dumbest poll I ever seen here. It''s meaningless.

Personally, we would be better off without New Orleans. It''s the worst place in the world to build a city (below sea level), and it was the American equivalent of Sodom and Gomorrah.

[libsluvsuvs]

No wonder the people of New Orleans are not happy with Little Georgie!
Posted by MyIDonCBS at 11:20 AM : Aug 29, 2007
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MY GOD!! are they not happy with all the billions they already misappropriated and squandered that they WANT MORE????
time for all you leeching parasites to get a reality check. maybe its time to get some dirt on those elbows people..
of all the disaster in history..this NO would be infamous on how hard the people whined more than they help themselves..
GIMME GIMME GIMME before katrina....GIMME GIMME GIMME after katrina...and that is 2 years and running. PARASITES

[myidoncbs]

Part 2:

2. When his PR people finally dragged Bush down to N.O. for a nicely staged press junket, what did Bush say? He said that His Federal Government would launch the biggest program since the "race to the moon" to reconstruct and rebuild N.O., creating a model for the whole world to see the greatness of the USA and its indomitable spirit. Sounds great! But what actually happened when Bush left and they turned out the lights again? Bush gave a few billion more dollars to Cheney''s cohorts in another no-bid contract and FEMA sent down a bunch of trailers for the "lucky" few who could get them. Nobody knows what happened to the $billions$, but we now know that those "lucky" ones received poisonous trailers which made them sick. Thanks, Georgie!

3. When it became clear that FEMA had totally failed to do their job, and that countless Americans had needlessly suffered and died due to their incompetence, what did little Georgie do? He told his friend, "You''re doing a great job, Brownie!"

I doubt that the "democratically controlled" government in LA is doing a very good job, but their hands have been tied by an uncooperative and even overtly hostile federal government, led by none other than Little Georgie Bush, He-who-promises-much-but-delivers-only-death-and-destruction.

No wonder the people of New Orleans are not happy with Little Georgie!

[infidel_us]

"Little Progress Seen Since Katrina"

That''s mainly due to the fact that the same people are in office who were in office prior to Katrina.

Libs won''t be happy until New Orleans is restored to its pre Katrina level.....63% black and 100% on welfare. Yep, the chocolate city will rise again! :)

[myidoncbs]

Part 1:

Nothing brings out the conservative spin machine as much as a clear case of bald-faced lying by their lord, Gee Whiz Bush! Perception5, and others, are posting all over the place about how it is supposedly the Democrats fault for every problem in the big N.O. The truth is:

1. When he was warned by his own people that Katrina would hit the gulf region hard, and that much of N.O. would be destroyed and thousands of people would die, what did little Georgie do? Nothing! He just sat there, apparently oblivious. (After all, he is a War President! Little matters like the weather are of no consequence to "The Decider"! Besides, they''re just a bunch of democrats, so why not let them die?)

[infidel_us]

You people are truly one warped and twisted bunch...
Posted by MCVet at 07:13 AM : Aug 29, 2007

YOU would know.

[lars008-2009]

The Real Stars: In Today''s America, Who Are the True Heroes?

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[grumpas]

perception5 you aren''t even smart enough to use a '' instead of a ""! But then again what does one expect from a dumb ''red neck'' fascist who runs his mouth to lick the foam that''s dripping from it????? Intelligence???? I have never met one yet that had a clue what they were even talking about!

[gopack443]

Americans should be allowed to live where ever they want, even if it''s below sea level in a hurricane zone. That don''t mean the rest of America should have to pay for people to live in such a stupid place to live and die.

[brianbwb-2009]

Posted by perception5,

All politicians of all stripe are corrupt worms, who count on suckers like you to keep up pointless obfuscation regarding "left" and "right", so in the argument no one sees them stealing you blind, even your own party, which ever one you''ve chosen.

Wake up son, your own "conservative" representative wouldn''t even so much as pee on your face if your hair were on fire, and you are like his poodle, yapping at your masters'' critics.

And so you know, I think the same of the "liberal" politicians.

[lars008-2009]

http://www.freedomswatch.org/

[brianbwb-2009]

"HOLD YOURSELVES UP and hold yourselves to a higher level.
Posted by CarlyLaine"

Hold this, Aryan Nations breath, for generations Black Americans have had to hold ourselves up spite of Jim Crow and it''s hellspawn, who still live today in the likes of David Duke, Pat Robertson, Pat Buchanan, Bush, and you.

We have always had to outperform whites, only to be paid less for the same job titles. Our standards have long been higher out of necessity. Higher than what? Higher than yours. Any one refusing work nowadays is more likely refusing to work for slave wages, if employers paid living wages, there would be no unemployed Americans of any "race". You would not work for less than it takes to live while you work, now would you?

Speak (or write) of that which you know, as positing racist tripe which you suppose as truth, only makes your ignorance and intolerance obvious to the world.

[perception5]

Poll: Little Progress Seen Since Katrina
CBS News Poll: Two Years After Hurricane, Fewer Than Half See Progress In Rebuilding Gulf Coast

...........What do you expect the Mayor is a Democrat and the Governor is a Democrat. That''''s why the poor people are suffering. It''''s called Social Justice...........DNC style. But don''''t worry our corrupt liberal wolfpack press will make sure our President takes the blame......as usual.
New Orleans, just another of America''s "deep blue" one party city that is filled with lots of poverty, crime, drugs, and despair. If the voters of New Orleans don''t hold their political leaders "accountable" and issue only "blank" checks at the voting booth, and don''t insist on "timelines" nothing will move forward. Really sad and really TRUE.

[lars008-2009]

LYING piece of Trash MCVet

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Hillary Clinton''s Former Campaign Finance Director Indicted
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hillary lies
But a Hillary Tale About Her Childhood
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Hillary''s "Feminist Problem"
The Nation: Feminists Rescind Their Support For Former First Lady
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Watergate reporter demolishes Hillary%u2019s career story
reveal a number of %u201Cdiscrepancies%u201D in her official story.
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Opponents hammer Clinton on Iraq%u2026 dance billary dance hahaha
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Nader ponders run, calls Clinton ''coward''
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hahahaha people paying to listen to an admitted, proven, convicted, impeached, disbarred liar%u2026lol
For Clinton, New Wealth In Speeches
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[mcvet]

Those who depend on themselves have rebuilt. Those who depend on the gov''''t are still waiting. Isn''''t it funny how those who depend on the gov''''t are black. MLK turning in his grave.
Posted by rmsdm4 at 09:12 PM : Aug 28, 2007

Soooooooooo? Who MADE the promise? You pathetic losers HAVE to blame someone huh... can''t be the Fuhrer''s fault can it? ROFLMAO Give me a break. Who do you clowns think make up the Government of this nation? OTHER AMERICAN''s. You people get so twisted up in your Blame/excuse game, you actually talk about our Government as though it''s on some other planet or whatever. You people are truly one warped and twisted bunch... Sieg Heil Bush!!

[mcvet]

they get a billion a year off one event... the mardi gra... a goose laying golden eggs for them...

a prudent person might want to spend some of that money to protect their goose...

not new orleans...

next time... build above sea level... at least 30 feet... 60 if you believe al bore...

Posted by lars008 at 06:40 AM : Aug 29, 2007
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lars, are you a toe tapper or a hand waver? ROFLMAO Do you think we''re all part of you creeps who buy into the Fascist insanity? I heard, as did ALL the thinking people of this nation, when that LYING piece of Trash PROMISED to rebuild New Orleans. Instead of having the City rebuilt as promised, we have finger pointing and you losers passing blame onto others. You people are disgusting and VERY STUPID!! Enjoy your next visit to the public restroom...that''s about all you''ll EVER get out of the Republican Party!! Sieg Heil Bush!!

[lars008-2009]

why is new orleans a basket case???

ohhhh yehhhh their long and colorful history of corruption...

no other state had any problems with huricanes and fema... just lose-iana...

they get a billion a year off one event... the mardi gra... a goose laying golden eggs for them...

a prudent person might want to spend some of that money to protect their goose...

not new orleans...

next time... build above sea level... at least 30 feet... 60 if you believe al bore...

[rmsdm4]

New orleans LA liberalism at its finest. Before and after Katrina!

[carlylaine]

Maybe the reason there are more blacks that haven''t seen progress in rebuilding New Orleans or their lives changed is because most of the tax money for that region all went to WELFARE RECIPIENTS. There just wasn''t any money left for the rebuilding.

Money has been wasted by the state and local governments. So now let''s blame the Bush administration...

You bums in New Orleans that refuse all kinds of work need to get off your butts and contribute constantly if you want your city rebuilt. DO SOMETHING and stop waiting for big government to hold you up. HOLD YOURSELVES UP and hold yourselves to a higher level.