'04 Election Could Be 2000 Redux

CBS News ^

[eilat59]

A CBS News/New York Times poll shows that the election year is starting with a White House race that resembles the ultra-close and hotly-contested race of 2000. If the November presidential election were held today, 45% of voters say they would vote for the Democratic candidate and 43% would vote to re-elect President Bush.

[eilat59]

A CBS News/New York Times poll shows that the election year is starting with a White House race that resembles the ultra-close and hotly-contested race of 2000. If the November presidential election were held today, 45% of voters say they would vote for the Democratic candidate and 43% would vote to re-elect President Bush.

[hershey]

Baloney.

[secret garden]

Yeah sure. Wishful thinking on their part.

[Triple Word Score]

But if they actually NAME a Democratic candidate in the question, 72% of the voters surveyed reflexively vomit on the pollster's shoes, which tends to skew the results somewhat.

[futureceo31]

The interesting thing is that he beats all the democratic candidates CONVINCGLY!! So they are still waiting for that unamed candidate to show up.

[ladyinred]

Well I hope all of the detractors are happy with this news. Will be lovely having some crackpot like Dean or Kerry in the Oval Office. I am sure the troops will welcome this news too. (not)

[cmsgop]

What Fiction, Jeez!

[Psycho_Bunny]

Oh, pu-leaze.  Pure male bovine excrement.

[e5man_r_u?]

Bingo, when you name names the whole story changes.

Most folks do not trust these "candidates".
They trust the President.

[sinkspur]

The "unnamed Democrat" always wins these polls.

When a name is attached to the Democrat, Bush wins by a minimum of 18 points.

[South40]

See-BS & NY Times?

There's a steaming hot pile of credibility for you.

[ladyinred]

What fiction.

I hope you are right, but with all of the 24/7 attacks about his lies, character, and now he is even responsible for fat people, who knows? :-)

[futureceo31]

Have to look a bit more into this poll. It is polling adults, not even likely voters. Plus its a nationwide poll. State wide polls show Bush convincingly beating ALL Democratic candidates in most if not all of the Red states and even in a lot of the Blue states. Plus, if you look into this poll a bit more, 55% of the people polled think Bush is going to win relection.

[americanbychoice]

it is like watching a football tan score a touchdown on every play. But when you look closely, you see that the other team isn't on the field yet.
This is so silly.

[cmsgop]

All of the Demo's I have talked too say they are Undecided at this point, but they're Mantra is anyone but Bush.

[saluki_in_ohio]

Ah yes, more poll question manipulation by the NYT.

[futureceo31]

And he has not even started to campaign yet and this a year after the opposition has thrown everything including the kitchen sink (nazism) at him... I dont think we went this far in 1996 with Clinton.

[futureceo31]

Its the undecideds that is going to win this election and also in the states that Bush won last time, he looks a lot stronger and in the blue states where he lost, he is leading all the Rats contenders very strongly. Unless something major happens, I dont see how any one them can overcome a 15-20 point difference.

[Jim Robinson]

"now he is even responsible for fat people..."

Didn't Al Gore invent jelly donuts?

[cmsgop]

2004 is gonna get real UGLY. We Must Mobilize regardless of Our Point Lead.