NEW YORK (CNN) - It looks like President Bush is losing support from a group that usually stands by wartime presidents, military families.
A new Los Angeles Times-Bloomberg poll shows nearly 6 out of every 10 families with ties to the military disapprove of President Bush and his handling of the Iraq war.
That's only a slightly better rating than Mr. Bush gets from the general public.
And when it comes to families who have soldiers, sailors and marines who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan, 60% say the Iraq war just wasn't worth the cost.
And there's more: 53% of military families disapprove of the Bush administration's handling of the needs of active-duty troops, military families and veterans.
And 58% took no exception to retired military officers publicly criticizing the way the administration has executed the war.
The military families' opinion of the president and Iraq may also be affecting his party. 39% of them say Democrats could be trusted to do a better job handling issues related to them. 35 percent chose Republicans.
Here’s my question to you: What message does it send when a majority of military families now disapprove of President Bush’s handling of the Iraq war?