Posted on 08/25/2004 8:00:50 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants
WASHINGTON -- President Bush heads into next week's Republican national convention with voters moving slightly in his direction since July amid signs that John F. Kerry has been nicked by attacks on his service in Vietnam, a Los Angeles Times Poll has found.
For the first time this year in a Times survey, Bush led Kerry in the presidential race, drawing 49 percent among registered voters, compared to 46 percent for the Democrat. In a Times Poll just before the Democratic convention last month, Kerry held a 2 percentage point advantage over Bush.
That small shift from July was within the poll's margin of error. But it fit with other findings in the Times Poll showing the electorate edging toward Bush over the past month on a broad range of measures, from support for his handling of Iraq to confidence in his leadership and honesty.
Although a solid majority of Americans say they believe Kerry served honorably in Vietnam, the poll showed that the fierce attacks on the senator from a group of Vietnam veterans criticizing both his performance in combat and anti-war protests at home have left some marks: Kerry suffered small but consistent erosion compared to July on questions relating to his Vietnam experience, his honesty and his fitness to serve as commander in chief.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
This could be double digits by the end of the Convention.
It doesn't really surprise me that you know what's being posted at DU.
Yep, add 4% if they used "registered voters" instead of "likely", then adjust for Dem-heavy sampling (usually). But then again, after you add 4% or more RAT election fraud, it comes out about right.
Thank you, gentlemen.
GO SWIFTEES
Folks, this is news that will not aid victory. Only one thing aids victory and that is GOTV. Please call the campaign and volunteer to register new voters in GOP neighborhoods, preferably in battleground states. If it's close weird things can happen. We must expand the electorate and expand it with GOP voters. Please do this. It is a small time commitment to generate more votes.
[Stuffs paper back in pocket and trudges off to the next poll thread]
I think Bush has everything going for him right now, but he's gotta take advantage of the ammo that the left has laid at his doorstep. In the debates Bush should focus on Kerry's public service (or lack of) and leave the military issue to the Swiftees (they're doing a fine job of that). Kerry is obviously mortified of his Senate record and that's exactly where Bush should go. A two pronged approach--Bush from the legslative angle, the Swiftees from the military. Add to that any October surprise the pubs have in their back pocket (a major WOT coupe perhaps) and Kerry will be on Thorazine by mid-November.
Did you notice this was registered voters? LIkely voters would be even better.
I just sent those boys another $25.00...and I am going to do it every time they make me feel this vindicated...YEEHAW!!!
-Toonces
Nah, they're simply not as far off as they usually are... LA Times would rather argue its a "dirty campaign" bounce than a convention bounce.
The decoder key to LA Times polls are their partisan sampling... This one shows a decent comparison of Republicans to Demonrats.
Yep, add 4% to Dubya for that little trick..
According to the story, 18 percent of respondents "believe that Kerry misrepresented his war record and does not deserve his war medals."
They play this as a very small number, but to have nearly 20 percent of respondents feel that Kerry is a fraud is disasterous for his future. This is a major credibility problem for Kerry.
BTW, that ugliness took a VERY long time to develop. One of his major problems is that there is no "attractive" inner being for him to fall back on -- to present to the public. He has let evil consume him and he is forever unattractive to anyone who would look deeply for the truth.
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Great news ... but the I don't trust the LA Times and their polls
They do have a history
This is not only a good news for Bush, it is good news for the Swiftvets. It is good news for all Vietnam Vets! It is good news for bloggers and internet web services. It is good news for talk radio.
It is BAD news for Kerry. It is BAD news for the Democrats.
It is TERRIBLE news for the liberal mainstream media!! They are losing their monopoly on information! They just got one stinkin' black eye!
Thanks for posting the sampling results. I refuse to register with them, so I was wondering if it was 14% Dim heavy like a few moths ago.
Saw it, but I am not quite sure how much or in what direction the polls would be in the differences between the two groups.
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