Pete,

Your man sold his soul to win the election. On GW's worst day he is at 59%

With two important regional elections next month, the German leader had tried to use opposition to war
against Iraq at a rally this week to boost his flagging support. But his ploy, which worked so well in the
German elections last September, has failed to impress a public growing impatient for structural changes to revive the economy.
A new opinion poll showed backing for the chancellor's SPD had fallen to 25 per cent
the lowest figure in the 26 years the poll has been conducted.
By contrast the survey for ZDF television showed support for the opposition Christian Democrats and its
Bavarian sister party the CSU stood at 56 per cent, while the environmentalist Greens scored 10 per cent.