Sam Smith observes that 56% opposition means more to the Washington Post when it's not directed at their Stadium project:

WASHINGTON POST - District residents are closely divided on the future of the Washington Nationals, with slightly more than half supporting private financing for a new stadium even if such a requirement means losing the team, according to a new Washington Post survey. The survey found that 56 percent of those interviewed favored requiring private funding to pay for half the cost of building a stadium. . . WASHINGTON POST - President Bush heads into his second term amid deep and growing public skepticism about the Iraq war, with a solid majority saying [56%] for the first time that the war was a mistake...