Just a couple of weeks ago, President Obama reiterated his intent to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility by January of 2010. But a new Gallup survey shows Americans opposed to that plan by a 2-1 margin. They oppose bringing the terrorist detainees to a prison near them by a 3-1 margin. So why can’t Obama seal the deal with the public on this issue? Why are Americans siding with the Bush administration on this? And how much will these poll numbers entrench Congressional opposition to the Obama plan? We ask Susan Page of USA TODAY, who reported the poll results in Tuesday’s paper.
