Posted on 06/23/2004 5:06:39 AM PDT by RonDog
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To view this item online, visit http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=39103Wednesday, June 23, 2004
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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I guess the people saw through all the lies the media has been putting out.
Ha! Ya beat me, but not by much ;-)
So, do you agree with Hugh (on the show yesterday, talking with Doug) that Clinton is really a genuine born-again Christian... just a messed up guy?
Dan
Gotta run -- later, y'all.
Sorry. :(I should have waited for YOUR thread.
It's big enough for the both of you!
http://www.mediaresearch.org/
This site is terrific for exposing media stupidity, venality and bias. Brent Bozell said this morning that he (MRC) is going to be putting ads in papers exposing the lies they are printing.
It should be added to the list in HHs article.
...for letting me promote THIS event on your program yesterday:
pre-FReep info:
Kerry/Streisand fundraiser in L.A. [Disney Concert Hall] THURSDAY (6/24) 6pm
"OUR GOVERNOR can beat up YOUR CANDIDATE!" - FRN to protest "Stars for Kerry" concert in Los Angeles ^ | June 20, 2004 | RonDog (with inspiration from IPWGOP, doodlelady Prime Choice and others)
Posted on 06/20/2004 5:55:54 PM PDT by RonDog
-- snip --.Special thanks to Linda Eddy (aka FReeper IPWGOP) for THIS marvelous image:
OUR GOVERNOR CAN BEAT UP
YOUR (WIMPY) CANDIDATE!CLICK HERE for the rest of that thread
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(If you want OFF - or ON - my "Hugh Hewitt PING list" - please let me know)
Sure hope the great Mr. H is right. Overall, the polls have been unsettling.
When I see polls like the ABC/WP one that had more people say Kerry would do a better job in the WOT, I have to ask myself two questions:
1. Is this a legitimate poll?
2. If it is, on WHAT could anyone base that opinion?
See also:
BUMP!
Let's keep up the good work, guys! With the job picture brightening and continued hard work at the grassroots level, we can see a sure victory for Bush in Ohio in November!
btw, last I heard, Washington was a statistical tie.
Don't count out Wisconsin just yet. Polls show a close race and my impression is that in terms of grassroots organization Bush has Kerry beat badly. I'm seeing many more Bush/Cheney Bumper Stickers than Kerry (granted I don't live in Milwaukee or Madision which are much more Democratic) but I have a feeling Wisconsin may go with Bush this time.
HUGH HEWITT BUMP -- Hugh is a BRILLIANT political analyst with a track record that dates back to the Nixon administration!
You can't hide the truth forever. The media had better get on the right side of this pretty quick or they're going to lose the small minority of people who read and watch them.
And apparently so does the President. He's done some quality campaigning there already. The coverage in the Milwaukee paper (Journal-Sentinel??) when he spoke at Concordia was exceptionally positive.
This was on the front page.......
And THIS was on the inside, accompanied by a very nice article.
One heart, one soul at a time..............even in Milwaukee.
(Though I'm not too sure about Madison. Do they have hearts and souls there? ;o)
It is kind of hard when each source spins the lie a little differently. If you put together just a couple of media stories, it was obvious both were only telling a partial story to make a truth appear as a lie.
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