Posted on 06/23/2004 5:06:39 AM PDT by RonDog
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Those unbelievable poll numbers!
Posted: June 23, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern
By Hugh Hewitt
© 2004 WorldNetDaily.comHere's the Harris Poll from late last week, full of good news for the president, including a 10-point lead over Kerry in likely voters. Unlike the discredited Los Angeles Times poll showing Kerry with a 7-point lead, the reputable Harris survey got very little ink.The most interesting data from the survey is the comparison between the president's approval rating 50 percent in June of his re-election year, and the approval ratings of other presidents in the June of their re-election years.
Clinton in '96, Reagan in '84, and Nixon in '72, were at 55 percent, 55 percent, and 56 percent respectively. The incumbents who lost, Bush 41, Carter and Ford were at 32 percent, 26 percent and 41 percent respectively. This president is much closer to the numbers of the re-elected (twice with landslides, once comfortably) than he is to the presidents who were turned out of office.
And with an economy surging, the approval number is going up. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that the "surge in the U.S. economy is beginning to produce jobs in battleground states where the 2004 fight for the presidency might be decided," including "job growth last month in 10 of 12 states in which polls show President Bush and Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, the Democratic contender, locked in seesaw fights." In some places, the growth is relatively small Ohio picked up 1,100 jobs in May but the direction is what matters.
A few days after Harris published its results, the Washington Post-ABC poll begged to differ. They find the president is behind John Kerry by four points in their poll of registered voters. Of course, I'd rather be leading in likely voters than registered voters, but I don't think that explains the difference in the polls. One of them has to be broken.
I think it is the Washington Post poll. The reason? Two months ago the same poll showed respondents preferring Bush over Kerry when it came to fighting terrorism by an astounding but understandable margin of 21 percent.
This new poll shows the two tied in the public eyes when it comes to fighting terrorism.
And this after the pacification of the al Sadr revolt, the calming of Fallujah, the naming of the interim government, the U.N. resolution, the D-Day memorial, the G-8 summit, another 250,000 jobs (making nearly a million in three months) and of course, the Reagan funeral.
So we are supposed to believe the Washington Post poll? I don't. I think it fails the laugh test, and that the Harris survey backed by three decades of asking the same questions from serious samples deserves your attention.
Of course, what really matters are the state-by-state breakdowns, and I send you to:
for the best polling breakdowns anywhere on the Web. Be sure to consult as well ChrisisHardCore and BlogsforBush on a daily basis for crucial election trends.
With little over five months to go, however, the news is tremendous for the president and the oxygen is running out for Kerry (with Big Billy C. taking in great big gasps of it). Kerry can clutch at outlier polls if he wants, but history and events are marching away from him and toward the re-election of W.
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The Harris Poll might be right but I believe the leftist media has caught on to Zogby and added the Democrat Vote Fraud Machine in the numbers.
Can you add me to your Hugh Hewitt ping list? Thanks...
Can you please add me to your Hugh Hewitt ping list? Thanks.
Didn't you know he was in Vietnam?
Anyone who served in Vietnam is qualified to be commander in chief.
Pray for W and Our Shining City
That's the key to alleviating some of the frustration with the blatantly biased media, McGavin.
They have a small reader/viewership that is dwindling even as we speak.
We all need to be in continued prayer for the truth to be made known to the American people. And it looks like those prayers are already being answered.......
Praying for the President every day!
I'm not to worried about the President winning Ohio now. That wasn't the case two months ago.
But underneath it all with the knowledge that the economy was on a significant upswing that would eventually get to Ohio, and the fact that Ohioans are very pro-military, and patriotic (and pretty smart, if I may say so), I figured the numbers would eventually fall in line.
It's not keeping me from working like a madwoman to make sure it happens, though!
What you might have missed in the most recent Washington Post-ABC News Poll
Posted by Dubya's fan
On News/Activism 05/25/2004 9:17:43 AM PDT with 5 comments
georgewbush.com ^ | 2004-5-25 | Matthew DowdA Tough Assessment - ABC/WPost Poll: Bush approval 47, Bush 46, Kerry 46, Nader 4 [1000 Adults]
Posted by ambrose
On News/Activism 05/24/2004 2:55:42 PM PDT with 42 comments
ABC News ^ | 5/24/04
Really? I hadn't heard.
Bump!
Well color me SHOCKED .. Did that sound believable ??? ... Naaa .. I didn't think so either :0)
Add to that what I expect to me a record low turnout among Blacks, who historically have voted in the neighborhood of 90% for the Dem, and Kerry is a big losser.
But we knew Kerry would lose. Bill and Hillary are working against him.
BUMP!!!
Count in this American male (who happened to be born Black) who is 100% hard-charging supportive of President George W. Bush...even if I live in California! The point is, I'm on your side! Just 'cause I'm black doesn't automatically put me in the Demoncrat column.
At this rate, the President is assured of reelection and a possible electoral landslide might be in the making.
DALES MEGA PING!!!!!
Pray for W and Our Shining City
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