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HEADLINE: Bush Overtakes Kerry in Latest L.A. Times Poll
LA TIMES ^ | 8/25/04 | Ronald Brownstein

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 ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bush; kerry; kewl; latimes; latpoll; poll
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To: randog
Well they had Arnie at 25 before the election when the final vote total showed him coming in at 48%. I would say about ....... that much Kentucky windage. Note they say Kerry has been leading in their poll all year. But that was all before the little swiftie duck took to the field and decided to take on the SS Kerry.

They spend $65 million and get blown up by $300k. Sounds about right.

Fire III.
21 posted on 08/25/2004 8:15:34 PM PDT by snooker
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To: Blood of Tyrants
BUsh is not just up 3 ..he is up 3 in Registered voters! That means more like 6 in likely voters. Plus the LA Times fudge factor on top of that.

This could be double digits by the end of the Convention.

22 posted on 08/25/2004 8:15:43 PM PDT by commish (Freedom Tastes Sweetest to Those Who Have Fought to Preserve It)
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To: HawkeyeLonewolf

It doesn't really surprise me that you know what's being posted at DU.


23 posted on 08/25/2004 8:15:53 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: Reagan Man

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.


24 posted on 08/25/2004 8:15:53 PM PDT by RightthinkinAmerican (I oil, lube, service & remotely operate the Republican attack machine!)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
We owe the Swiftees a great debt of gratitude.

Thank you, gentlemen.

GO SWIFTEES

25 posted on 08/25/2004 8:15:54 PM PDT by NavySEAL F-16 (Proud to be a Reagan Republican)
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To: HawkeyeLonewolf
[Pulls wrinkled paper from pocket and reads ]

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]

26 posted on 08/25/2004 8:16:00 PM PDT by Owen
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To: flashbunny

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.


27 posted on 08/25/2004 8:17:05 PM PDT by randog (What the....?!)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Did you notice this was registered voters? LIkely voters would be even better.


28 posted on 08/25/2004 8:17:37 PM PDT by rushmom
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To: NavySEAL F-16

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


29 posted on 08/25/2004 8:18:04 PM PDT by Toonces T. Cat (The Token Republican in Deep South Texas...)
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To: randog

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.


30 posted on 08/25/2004 8:18:20 PM PDT by dangus
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To: Blood of Tyrants
I sense a "silent majority" out there. I sense decent people who are outraged with the blind hatred being spewed by the anti-Bush people. Especially the Hollywood set with their disgusting displays of hatred everytime they get in front of a microphone. Michael Moore, Rosie O'Donnell, Linda Ronstadt, Barbara Streisand, Alec Baldwin, etc. Decent people don't want to align themselves with scum such as this. Now a lot of these decent people aren't going to go around wearing their politics on their sleeves. Many of them just go about their daily business and don't bother engaging the lunatic left. They are just going to show up this November and make themselves heard at the ballot box.
31 posted on 08/25/2004 8:18:21 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (Bush 53%)
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To: over3Owithabrain
Point taken. However, if we see several polls moving the same way, then it more than sandbagging or an anomaly.
32 posted on 08/25/2004 8:18:25 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn't be, in its eyes, a slave.)
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To: rushmom

Yep, add 4% to Dubya for that little trick..


33 posted on 08/25/2004 8:18:30 PM PDT by RightthinkinAmerican (I oil, lube, service & remotely operate the Republican attack machine!)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

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.


34 posted on 08/25/2004 8:18:44 PM PDT by MediaMole
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To: pantseatflyer

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.


35 posted on 08/25/2004 8:18:56 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham
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To: hole_n_one; Admin Moderator
It doesn't really surprise me that you know what's being posted at DU.

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36 posted on 08/25/2004 8:19:04 PM PDT by HawkeyeLonewolf (Christian First, American Second (Conservative Anti-Smoker))
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Great news ... but the I don't trust the LA Times and their polls

They do have a history


37 posted on 08/25/2004 8:19:15 PM PDT by Mo1 (FR NEWS ALERT .... John Kerry over dosed on Botox and thinks he's Bob KerrEy)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
Folks this is BIG!!!

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!

38 posted on 08/25/2004 8:19:48 PM PDT by the_Watchman
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To: dangus

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.


39 posted on 08/25/2004 8:20:08 PM PDT by RightthinkinAmerican (I oil, lube, service & remotely operate the Republican attack machine!)
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To: rushmom

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.


40 posted on 08/25/2004 8:20:09 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn't be, in its eyes, a slave.)
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