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WASHINGTON — President Bush's lead over Democrat John Kerry has widened a bit in a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll despite two weeks that have been dominated by a deteriorating security situation in Iraq and criticism of his administration's handling of the terrorism threat before the Sept. 11 attacks.
The survey, taken Friday through Sunday, showed Bush leading Kerry 51% to 46% among likely voters, slightly wider than the 3-point lead he held in early April. The shifts were within the margin of error of +/ 4 percentage points in the sample of likely voters. (Complete poll results)

The president's job approval rating was steady at 52%.

Analysts in both parties say the lack of movement underscores how polarized the electorate is. Seven months before Election Day, they say, most people's minds are made up.

"I don't think anything barring a major calamity of some sort will have much of an impact between now and November," independent pollster John Zogby says. "The nation is split...down the middle." A new Zogby International Poll taken over the weekend showed Kerry ahead, 47% to 44%, virtually unchanged from early April.

Matthew Dowd, chief strategist for Bush's campaign, says the USA TODAY findings show the "resilience" of Bush's support. He notes that Bush's job approval rating is about what presidents Clinton, Reagan and Nixon scored at this point in the election year before winning second terms.

Bush's strongest advantage over Kerry is in handling terrorism. By 2 to 1, those surveyed say only Bush would do a good job on handling terrorism. By nearly as much, 40% to 26%, they say only Bush would do a good job on handling Iraq.

But Kerry holds the advantage when it comes to the economy. By 36% to 30%, voters say only Kerry would do a good job on handling the economy.

In the poll:

•Bush holds an advantage over Kerry in handling the situation in Iraq, but there are qualms about what the president is doing there. By 49% to 48%, those surveyed say they disapprove of the job Bush is doing in handling Iraq. On handling the economy, a 52% majority disapproves of Bush. But he receives a 60% approval rating on handling terrorism.

•The public is split, 50% to 48%, over whether Bush does a good or poor job of explaining his policies. Though Bush's support didn't erode with sobering news from Iraq, Zogby noted that it also didn't rise with his rare prime-time news conference last week. Major appearances by a president often give his standing a bump.

•More than six in 10 voters say Bush and Kerry understand the major issues facing the country. But Bush is given more credit for being straightforward: 56% agree that Bush "means what he says and says what he means." Forty-four percent say the same of Kerry.

•Kerry's favorable-unfavorable rating is little changed, at 54% to 37%.

•Independent candidate Ralph Nader draws 4% when he is included in the candidate match-up, taking support disproportionately from Kerry.

Ross Baker, a political scientist at Rutgers, sees "the rally effect" in Bush's continued strength in the face of more violence and bloodshed in Iraq. "The propensity of people to rally to the flag and to the person who along with the flag is the symbol of the country is very strong," he says.

In the survey, a 53% majority says the Bush administration deserves a great deal or "moderate amount" of blame for not taking warnings about the al-Qaeda threat more seriously before Sept. 11.

Even more, 60%, give the Clinton administration a fair amount of blame.

And nearly two-thirds of those polled, 63%, say the government agencies responsible for preventing terrorist attacks in the USA need major reforms or a complete overhaul.
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its only april, polls mean :arse: but it looks good to me 4 more years :bluethumb:
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MaumeeRocket Wrote:its only april, polls mean :arse: but it looks good to me 4 more years :bluethumb:
Yes it does...I do not know what I would do if Kerry was elected prestident.
04-20-2004 08:04 AM
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UCBearcats1125 Wrote:
MaumeeRocket Wrote:its only april, polls mean :arse: but it looks good to me 4 more years :bluethumb:
Yes it does...I do not know what I would do if Kerry was elected prestident.
I'll help you out there:

1. Watch your 401k come back to life.
2. Get a raise.
3. Watch unemployment drop.
4. Welcome some of our troops back home safely.
5. Read stories about how our standing in the world is returning to where it once was.
6. Get your rights back.
7. Breathe cleaner air.
8. Drink safer water.
9. Stop increasing your grandchildren's debt.
10. Help a bunch of criminals pack and head back to Texas.
04-20-2004 08:35 AM
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Oddball Wrote:
UCBearcats1125 Wrote:
MaumeeRocket Wrote:its only april, polls mean :arse: but it looks good to me 4 more years :bluethumb:
Yes it does...I do not know what I would do if Kerry was elected prestident.
I'll help you out there:

1. Watch your 401k come back to life.
2. Get a raise.
3. Watch unemployment drop.
4. Welcome some of our troops back home safely.
5. Read stories about how our standing in the world is returning to where it once was.
6. Get your rights back.
7. Breathe cleaner air.
8. Drink safer water.
9. Stop increasing your grandchildren's debt.
10. Help a bunch of criminals pack and head back to Texas.
:roflol: :roflol: :roflol: :stupid:


That is one of the most assinine lists I have ever seen. I really hope you don't believe that Kerry would have that kind of impact. :laugh:
04-20-2004 08:46 AM
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Oddball Wrote:
UCBearcats1125 Wrote:
MaumeeRocket Wrote:its only april, polls mean :arse: but it looks good to me 4 more years :bluethumb:
Yes it does...I do not know what I would do if Kerry was elected prestident.
I'll help you out there:

1. Watch your 401k come back to life.
2. Get a raise.
3. Watch unemployment drop.
4. Welcome some of our troops back home safely.
5. Read stories about how our standing in the world is returning to where it once was.
6. Get your rights back.
7. Breathe cleaner air.
8. Drink safer water.
9. Stop increasing your grandchildren's debt.
10. Help a bunch of criminals pack and head back to Texas.
1)Everyone I know 401k is the best it has been
2)I didnt know Presdients controlled raises
3)Unemployment is dropping, but if you call Kerry 10 mil in govt jobs dropping, news-its coming out of your pocket book
4)No troops are coming home, how may wars was Clinton in, al qaeda isnt going away, if we arent committed in iraq it will be somewhere else. But look on the bright side your gas will go up if kerry is elected.
5) Our standing in the world will not improve, we will kiss ****** more if thats what you mean. France wants to be the leader of Europe. No matter what choices we make pro french or not they will take the opposite, because they want to distinguish themselves from us. Look at the Kosovo war, where was France?
6)The patriot act isnt going anywhere. Every Senator, Kerry included will not lessen it even if they said they would. You know why, its protecting the government. Why would any politicain in their right mind want to see their job be in jeoparday when they can have airport screeners frisk a couple more arabs.
7)I agree bush sucks on the environment
8)see above
9)Damn straight its time for rebublicans to go back to their founding and have smaller government and less spending.
10)What crime, I agree Bush and Tenent were stupid to think their were still going to be WMD's there after 10 years.
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GrayBeard Wrote:
Oddball Wrote:
UCBearcats1125 Wrote:
MaumeeRocket Wrote:its only april, polls mean :arse: but it looks good to me 4 more years :bluethumb:
Yes it does...I do not know what I would do if Kerry was elected prestident.
I'll help you out there:

1. Watch your 401k come back to life.
2. Get a raise.
3. Watch unemployment drop.
4. Welcome some of our troops back home safely.
5. Read stories about how our standing in the world is returning to where it once was.
6. Get your rights back.
7. Breathe cleaner air.
8. Drink safer water.
9. Stop increasing your grandchildren's debt.
10. Help a bunch of criminals pack and head back to Texas.
:roflol: :roflol: :roflol: :stupid:


That is one of the most assinine lists I have ever seen. I really hope you don't believe that Kerry would have that kind of impact. :laugh:
If Bush can have as negative an impact on this country as he has, then there is no reason it can't be at least partially reversed.

Then again, you haven't shown the capacity to understand half of what is posted here, so there is no reason to expect you to grasp that.
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MaumeeRocket Wrote:
Oddball Wrote:
UCBearcats1125 Wrote:
MaumeeRocket Wrote:its only april, polls mean :arse: but it looks good to me 4 more years :bluethumb:
Yes it does...I do not know what I would do if Kerry was elected prestident.
I'll help you out there:

1. Watch your 401k come back to life.
2. Get a raise.
3. Watch unemployment drop.
4. Welcome some of our troops back home safely.
5. Read stories about how our standing in the world is returning to where it once was.
6. Get your rights back.
7. Breathe cleaner air.
8. Drink safer water.
9. Stop increasing your grandchildren's debt.
10. Help a bunch of criminals pack and head back to Texas.
1)Everyone I know 401k is the best it has been
2)I didnt know Presdients controlled raises
3)Unemployment is dropping, but if you call Kerry 10 mil in govt jobs dropping, news-its coming out of your pocket book
4)No troops are coming home, how may wars was Clinton in, al qaeda isnt going away, if we arent committed in iraq it will be somewhere else. But look on the bright side your gas will go up if kerry is elected.
5) Our standing in the world will not improve, we will kiss ****** more if thats what you mean. France wants to be the leader of Europe. No matter what choices we make pro french or not they will take the opposite, because they want to distinguish themselves from us. Look at the Kosovo war, where was France?
6)The patriot act isnt going anywhere. Every Senator, Kerry included will not lessen it even if they said they would. You know why, its protecting the government. Why would any politicain in their right mind want to see their job be in jeoparday when they can have airport screeners frisk a couple more arabs.
7)I agree bush sucks on the environment
8)see above
9)Damn straight its time for rebublicans to go back to their founding and have smaller government and less spending.
10)What crime, I agree Bush and Tenent were stupid to think their were still going to be WMD's there after 10 years.
1. That's just crazy talk. :laugh:
2. Trashing the economy doesn't cause many folks to get a raise.Improving it, however, does.
3. People dropping off of unemployment and McJobs aside, the growth you speak of was for 1 month of Shrub's (p)residency, and was very small.
4. Having an actual plan and involving the UN will bring some of our troops home, as will eventually letting Iraq self-govern. Bush won't make any of that happen.
5. Bush has squandered every bit of good will that he inherited. Even worse, he squandered the good will and sympathy of the entire world after 9/11. Nothing will begin to remedy that in even a small way with him in power. He represents us to the world, and does a horrible job of it. Your irrational and unrealistic impression of France aside, they have been a friend to the US for almost our entire history. They currently fight along side of the (remaining) troops we have in Afghanistan (remember them?).
6. The most intrusive and unconstitutional parts must be removed from that abomination. Bush never will do it. In fact, Ashcroft wants to make it even more intrusive.
7. Yet, you'd vote for someone like him?
8. See above.
9. Never happen with Bush. See 7.
10. Wait for it...
04-20-2004 11:07 AM
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