W's ahead in Gallup. Rasmussen is crap.
It bothers me that President Bush can't seem to pull ahead in any of these polls against a weak candidate like Kerry. Are voters blind or is this the liberal press trying to keep sKerry in the game. Maybe its a little of both? I hope and pray the GOP convention give Bush the bump he needs to finally pull away from Kerry.
Bush job approval has been 50% or above all month
Is anyone as sick of these Rasmussen polls as I am? I would love to not see another one posted until the day after the general election.
Yes, we're tied. But even though the Bush team says no bounce from the convention I suspect there is some hope. I am guardedly optimistic.
W is a marathon runner; he doesn't sprint ahead and use his energy unwisely. Wait until after the convention, 9/11 anniversary and the "sprint to the finish" the end of October.
Have faith!
Yes, but the way I see it, Kerry is the one who should be worrying. With the anti-Bush book firestorm this year and all the negatively spun press against Bush, Kerry is STILL not getting traction. I think Bush is sitting pretty good, pre-convention. We'll see.
Bump? What bump?
I dread looking at the Rasmussen poll because it seems to always be one step ahead and two steps back for GWB, with Lurch getting maddeningly undeserved updrafts for the flimsiest of reasons. Yet I can't help going back in the faint hope that at least once I might be rewarded with something encouraging like, say Bush 54%, Kerry 46%. But no, it's always something that makes you really wonder if GWB can win this thing.
The thing to remember about Rasmussen is that he does admit that he tries to keep his average so it is exactly 39% dem and 35% GOP. Happy DU people were predicting that Kerry would get about 50 after the convention. Hasn't happened. What I am basically looking at right now in the daily Rasmussen poll is not Bush's numbers, but Kerry's numbers. If Kerry drops below 47, I think he's in trouble.
Since the convention Kerry has been at 48 or 49 almost the whole time. He's only been at 47 a few times, including today. Even when Bush had a real good day and got up to 48 for a couple of days, Kerry remained at 47. If Kerry does drop to 46 or below, then Bush has the chance to really deliver a knock out blow at the RNC that might put this thing away.
we should be encouraged that our guy is still on his feet. the GOP knows how to put on a show; I expect the RNC convention to stake GWB to a lead that he won't relinquish all the way to the election.
Sure hope the big "W" gains and maintains at least 10-15% bump after the convention.
Probably wishfull thinking. I believe most minds are already made up and there are only 3-5% undecided making any gains to be within that percentile. That is unless the reputation of the John John team is tarnished enouph to sway the "Anyone but Bushers" to vote for Ralphie Boy or stay at home.
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"Disquieting"
Not to me!
When the liberal polsters use "adults" or "registered voters" instead of "likely voters" .. it skews the numbers to an even race. I think the dems are deceiving themselves.
They think this will demoralize the repubs, make the repubs think Kerry is going to win, and the repubs will give up. WRONG!!
I'm encouraged .. if Bush can still be at 50% after all the trash and garbage the dems have thrown at him .. he can easily win the election.
And not to mention that we are far behind in the EC.
These pollsters put this junk out because they don't want anyone to think President Bush is picking up speed and Hanoi john is imploding. They didn't poll me, because they wouldn't like to hear what I have to say. President Bush is a GREAT President and a GREAT Commander-in-Chief.