NEWSWEEK POLL:Bush's Approval Rating Slips to New Low (48%); Kerrry 50% - W 45%

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[KQQL]

NEWSWEEK POLL: Bush's Approval Rating Slips to New Low (48%); Fifty Percent of Voters Say They Don't Want to See Him Re-Elected (45% Do);

Kerry Strengthens Lead to 48 Percent, 35 Points Ahead of Nearest Rival Dean;

Wins in Match-Up With Bush (50% To 45%)

Fifty-Eight Percent Say Gay Marriage Should Not Be Legal;

Majority Says Issue of Gay Marriage Very Important (22%) or Somewhat Important (32%) in Determining Their Vote for President

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- President George W. Bush's approval rating has slipped to 48 percent, the lowest level since February 2001, according to the Newsweek poll. Fifty percent of registered voters say they would not like to see Bush re-elected to a second term (45% say they would).

And if the election were held today, Democratic frontrunner Sen. John Kerry would win over Bush by 50 percent to 45 percent among registered voters. However Bush would have clear wins over Democratic contenders Sen. John Edwards (49% to 44%), former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean (50% to 44%) and retired General Wesley Clark (51% to 43%).

[KQQL]

Latest Foxnews Poll:

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Bush Over Democrats
47% to 43 over Kerry

9. Do you approve or disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing as president?

Approve Disapprove (DK)
4-5 Feb 04 53% 41 6
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,110698,00.html

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Election 2004

Kerry 41% Edwards 16%
Kerry plans to win three more states this weekend.
Up his record to 10-2.

Bush 46% Kerry 46% It can't get any closer

Congress: Dem 42% GOP 38%

Bush Job Approval: 53%

National Political Tracking Data Updated Daily by Noon Eastern

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/

[MEG33]

Let's throw in the towel.It's all over.

[KQQL]

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[fhayek]

Well that's it. Time to throw in the towel.

[tuckrdout]

Yeah, to make up for the lag, I am sure the White House will soon be supporting gay marriage....

[KQQL]

Not according to FOXNEWS AND RASMUSSEN...lol

[MEG33]

I only rely on Newsweek....;)

[tuckrdout]

go to this thread and change the numbers:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1073521/posts?page=2
VOTE!

[fhayek]

We must be in a kind of sarcastic synchronicity.

[KQQL]

already did..:)

[areafiftyone]

Well that settles it then - my vote goes to a write-in. I am voting for myself. I will graffiti my name on the ballot. I mean these Newsweek polls are sooooo accurate and non-biased. (/sarcasm);-) You just gotta believe them!

[winker]

This is all claptrap designed to confuse the mental midgets into believing the sky is falling. If this was August and reflected registered voters it might rate a mention or discussion!

[KQQL]

Forty-seven percent say they would favor a Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in all states, with 45 percent opposing it.

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-07-2004/0002105043&EDATE=

[BluH2o]

A Newsweek poll ... first, that should be grounds for dismissing the poll as pure liberal meaningless bunk. Secondly the election isn't 'till November ... any polls at this point are worthless.

[usedtolurk]

According to this poll, Hillary came in first place as what Americans think is the ideal image of what the First Lady should be (she received 30%). Laura and Barbara Bush came in second with 20%. This pretty much sums up with worth of this poll.

[KQQL]

Monsieur Jean "Bring It On" Kerry

Measure Number: H.R. 3396 (Defense of Marriage Act) Kerry (D-MA), Nay

"I think there has been an exaggeration," Mr. Kerry said when asked whether President Bush has overstated the threat of terrorism.
SC Dem Debate 01/29/04

Kerry opposed the death penalty until 2002 , voted against military action in the 1991 Persian Gulf war, and voted to freeze defense spending.

Bank records would later show that Kerry's Chinese campaign cash came from $300,000 in overseas wire transfers sent to Chung on orders from the chief of Chinese military intelligence, Newsweek reports.
NewsMax 02/02/04

U.S. Sen. John F. Kerry yesterday said Pope John Paul II ``crossed the line'' by instructing pols to block legalization of gay marriage.
Boston Herald 08/02/03

During the height of the Cold War, Kerry opposed the entire strategic modernization effort proposed by President Reagan — the Peacekeeper, B-1 and B-2 bombers, the Trident submarine and D-5 missile, opposed the non-strategic modernization of the defense budget as well, and the deployment of the INF missiles in Europe.
Washington Times 01/04

[KQQL]

30 % of Americans love HILL.......I am not suprised....

[fhayek]

Hillary is the ideal First Lady. First Lady from hell that is.

[kesg]

According to the excerpted article, "For this Newsweek poll, Princeton Survey Research Associates interviewed
1,004 adults aged 18 and older on February 5-6, 2004."

In other words, this poll is worthless because it includes people who don't even vote. A poll of registered voters would be more realistic, and a poll of likely voters would be even more realistic. Also, most reputable political posters don't poll on Friday or Saturday. More specifically, it is well known that any poll that includes people don't vote, and any poll that is taken on a Friday or Saturday, is likely to be skewered towards Democrats.

Incidentally, the CNN poll last week that showed Kerry with a slight lead was, if I remember correctly, conducted partly on a Saturdady.

Compare, e.g. the Fox News poll of registered voters, taken of 900 registered voters on Feb. 4 and 5 and showing Bush with a slight lead over Kerry and a job approval rating of 53% This poll is probably a more accurate reflection of where the race actually is.