I have a couple of close friends who are republicans (amazing as that may seem) and I think they choose to be republicans for reasons other than to support Bush and his policies. I honestly haven't asked them how they're going to vote this time, because I think they must be having a hard enough time making that decision without being torqued around by me. They're smart enough to figure out the ins and outs of this administration, and to figure if it is worth it to them THIS TIME to continue to vote for the leader of their party.

Here are two I just posted on a different thread, but they may fit even better over here:

Do the supporters of President Bush really know their man or the policies of his administration? Three out of 4 self-described supporters of President George W. Bush still believe that pre-war Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or active programs to produce them. According to a new survey published Thursday, the same number also believes that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein provided "substantial support" to al Qaeda.
http://www.alternet.org/story/20263/


WASHINGTON -- Supporters of President Bush are less knowledgeable about the president's foreign policy positions and are more likely to be mistaken about factual issues in world affairs than voters who back John F. Kerry, a survey released yesterday indicated.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2004/10/22/divide_seen_in_voter_knowledge/