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"Harry Hope" |
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11 Oct 2003 06:21:21 PM |
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New NEWSWEEK poll sez Bush is goin' down |
From NEWSWEEK, 10/11/03:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/978672.asp?0cv=CB20
This dissatisfaction is reflected in President George W. Bush’s
approval rating as well, which now stands at 51 percent--statistically
equal to his approval rating in the four previous polls taken since
August, but the lowest level since before the September 11 attacks in
2001.
Forty-two percent of Americans now say they disapprove of the way Bush
is handling his job, and almost as many strongly disapprove of his job
performance as strong approve of it (29 percent compared to 31
percent).
Half of registered voters polled say they would not like to see Bush
re-elected, while 44 percent would re-elect him to another term.
Despite his wavering support, Bush still leads all the
potential Democratic candidates, in part because no clear leader has
emerged from the pack of Democratic contenders.
Even with the withdrawal of Florida Sen. Bob Graham from the field and
a second democratic debate this week, the race among Democratic
candidates remains extremely competitive.
In the past month, Sen. Joe Lieberman has picked up slightly more
support and former Vermont governor Howard Dean has dropped into
fourth place among the nine candidates.
Gen. Wesley Clark still leads the way among registered Democrats and
self-described Democratic leaners, with 15 percent saying they would
most like to see him nominated as the party’s presidential candidate
in 2004.
Thirteen percent would opt for Sen. Joe Lieberman, 11 percent for Sen.
John Kerry, 10 percent for Dean, and eight percent for Rep. *****
Gephardt.
The rest received support from six percent of less of those polled.
Bush leads the top five candidates by margins of four to nine points.
But his lead is slipping, and the president may have to boost public
support for his handling of the economy, the situation in Iraq and
other issues if he is to secure his lead on the Democratic
challengers.
Forty-four percent of registered voters say the economy and jobs will
be more important in determining their vote in the presidential
election next year, though more than half say terrorism and homeland
security are equally important issues (37 percent) or more important
(16 percent).
More Americans now disapprove than approve of the way Bush is handling
the economy (56 percent vs. 38 percent); the situation in Iraq (49
percent vs. 44 percent); taxes (47 percent vs. 43 percent); and, by
the widest margin yet, healthcare (51 percent vs. 34 percent).
Bush still enjoys a relatively strong 66 percent approval rating in
his policies to prevent and minimize terrorism at home (26 percent
disapprove).
But Americans are split almost evenly on their views of his handling
of foreign policy in general; 45 percent approve while 44 percent do
not.
Americans seem increasingly concerned with the U.S. involvement in
Iraq.
A plurality of those polled (37 percent) say the U.S. military action
against Iraq will do more to increase the risk that large numbers of
Americans will be killed or injured in future terror attacks, while 25
percent say the risk will decrease and 30 percent say it won’t make
much difference.
Slightly more than half of Americans are somewhat (35 percent) or very
confident (17 percent) that the United States will establish a stable
democratic form of government in Iraq over the long term, while 24
percent are not too confident and 19 percent are not at all confident.
While more than half of respondents (56 percent) still think the
United States did the right thing in taking military action against
Iraq in March, that is a 12 percent drop from the number who felt that
way in a poll taken in late July.
And 37 percent now feel the United States did not do the right thing
by invading Iraq.
Nearly half of Americans (49 percent) think that the Bush
administration misinterpreted or misanalyzed the intelligence reports
they said indicated Iraq had banned weapons before the Iraq war; 39
percent do not.
But for the first time since the question was asked in late May,
Americans are evenly divided--at 45 percent each—on whether the
administration purposely misled the public about evidence that Iraq
had banned weapons in order to build support for the war (10 percent
don’t know).
In the past, respondents have leaned toward believing the
administration did not purposely mislead the public.
For the NEWSWEEK Poll, Princeton Survey Research Associates
interviewed by telephone 1,004 adults aged 18 and older on Oct. 9 and
Oct. 10.
The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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Bye, bye, Georgie.
Harry
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| Title: Re: New NEWSWEEK poll sez Bush is goin' down |
12 Oct 2003 12:12:17 AM |
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In article <s24hovk3no90gnunm856k435bbd4k97h68@4ax.com>,
Harry Hope <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
From NEWSWEEK, 10/11/03:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/978672.asp?0cv=CB20
This dissatisfaction is reflected in President George W. Bush’s
approval rating as well, which now stands at 51 percent--statistically
equal to his approval rating in the four previous polls taken since
August, but the lowest level since before the September 11 attacks in
2001.
thank you, Harry.
g. A Viet-Nam Vet.
"If I can not dance, I want no part in your revolution." Emma Goldman
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