"Karlyn H. Bowman", formerly known as "Karlyn H. Keene", is an American editing/editor and public opinion analyst. She is currently a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. She was the managing editor of Public Opinion from 1979 to 1990 and the founding editor of The American Enterprise from 1990 to 1995. Bowman is the author of several AEI Studies in Public Opinion.

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I don't really think Katrina had much effect.

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This president should be glad he's not running for re-election. But the president is clearly holding his base. It's very important for him to keep the base support in terms of getting things done.

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Public opinion has been remarkably stable for 30 years and at one and the same time deeply contradictory.

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This is an opportunity for Democrats, but we haven't seen any evidence yet that they are going to make big gains.

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Whether you agree or disagree with him, the president has taken a pounding on perceptions of his honesty.

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Americans are clearly worried about the future course there [in Iraq], but at the same time I just don't think most are ready to throw in the towel at this point.

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Iraq is just a great weight holding down perceptions of an economy that is quite robust. Whenever you have troops in harm's way, people are anxious about things in general.

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People have to believe that the situation is getting under control very, very quickly.

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After 9/11, people thought Bush's responses were just right and his ratings soared. It's just not clear that that's the case here. The views about this president are pretty hard right now, so I don't think we'll see a significant change. They're pro or opposed to him. The country is deeply divided.

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