College Students More Conservative Than General Public.
Posted Saturday, Oct. 25, 2003 5:30 PM EDT
College Students More Conservative Than General Public
College students are more likely to register as Republicans and support
President Bush than the general public, according to a survey released
Wednesday by Harvard University's Institute of Politics.
The nationwide poll of 1,202 undergraduates revealed that 61 percent
approve of Bush's performance as president, compared to 53 percent of
all voters, according to a report in the Harvard Crimson.
College students, 81 percent of whom say they will definitely or
probably vote in the 2004 elections, could tip the scales in next
year's presidential race, the survey results indicated.
democRATic college students slightly favored Senator Joseph I.
Lieberman, D-Conn., over former Vermont Governor Howard Dean, 17
percent to 16 percent, among 2004 democRATic presidential hopefuls.
Retired Gen. Wesley K. Clark trailed with 9 percent, and the Rev. Al
Sharpton, who is scheduled to visit Harvard on Monday, followed with 8
percent.
Dean's supporters, however, are more involved in the campaign. The
survey found that 71 percent of Dean's supporters were willing to
volunteer for his campaign, compared to only 49 percent of Lieberman's
supporters.
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