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I GOT YER BOUNCE RIGHT HERE: The folks at Time send this, though there's no hyperlink, dangit:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, September 3, 2004
TIME Poll: Campaign 2004
BUSH OPENS DOUBLE DIGIT LEAD,
ACCORDING TO NEW TIME POLL
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AMONG LIKELY VOTERS, 52% WOULD VOTE FOR PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH, 41% WOULD VOTE FOR JOHN KERRY,
AND 3% WOULD VOTE FOR NADER
New York – For the first time since the Presidential race became a two person contest last spring, there is a clear leader, the latest TIME poll shows. If the 2004 election for President were held today, 52% of likely voters surveyed would vote for President George W. Bush, 41% would vote for Democratic nominee John Kerry, and 3% would vote for Ralph Nader, according to a new TIME poll conducted from Aug. 31 to Sept. 2. Poll results are available on TIME.com and will appear in the upcoming issue of TIME magazine, on newsstands Monday, Sept. 6.
Most important issues: When asked what they consider are the most important issues, 25% of registered voters cited the economy as the top issue, followed by 24% who cited the war on terrorism as the top issue. The situation in Iraq was rated the top issue by 17% of registered voters, moral values issues such as gay marriage and abortion were the top issue for 16% of respondents, and health care was the most important issue for 11% of respondents.
Bush vs. Kerry:
The economy: 47% trust President Bush more to handle the economy, while 45% trust Kerry.
Health care: 48% trust Senator Kerry to handle health care issues, while 42% trust Bush.
Iraq: 53% trust Bush to handle the situation in Iraq, while 41% trust Kerry. Terrorism: 57% trust Bush to handle the war on terrorism, while 36% trust Kerry.
Understanding the needs of people: 47% said they trust Kerry to understand the needs of people like themselves, while 44% trusted Bush to understand their needs.
Providing strong leadership: 56% said they trust Bush to provide strong leadership in difficult times, while 37% said they trust Kerry to provide leadership in difficult times.
Tax policy: 49% trust Bush to handle tax policy, while 40% trust Kerry. Commanding the Armed Forces: 54% said they trust Bush to be commander-in-chief of the armed forces, while 39% said they trust Kerry.
Bush on the Issues:
Iraq: Half (50%) of those surveyed approve of the way President Bush is handling the situation in Iraq, while 46% disapprove. In last week’s TIME poll, 48% approved of the way Bush was handling the situation in Iraq and 48% disapproved.
Terrorism: Almost two thirds (59%) said they approve of how President Bush is handling the war on terrorism, while 38% disapprove. Last week’s TIME poll found 55% approved of Bush’s handling of the war on terrorism, while 40% disapproved.
The Economy: Survey respondents were split on the President’s handling of the economy. Almost half (48%) said the approved of Bush’s handling of the economy, while 48% said the disapproved.
Other results include:
Was U.S. Right Going to War with Iraq? Over half of those surveyed (52%) think the U.S. was right in going to war with Iraq, while 41% think the U.S. was wrong to go to war.
Have the United States’ actions in Iraq made the world safer? Almost half(45%) think the United States’ actions in Iraq have made the world safer, while 45% think the world is more dangerous. In a similar TIME poll taken Aug. 3 –5, over half (52%) said the world was more dangerous, and 38% said the world was safer.
Note the pro-Bush movement on many issues. How much of this is due to the convention? Beats me. Given the dates involved, I'd say not all of it.
posted at 03:32 PM by Glenn Reynolds
I agree. A lot of this reflects the momentum Bush built in August. We haven't even felt the full convention effect yet.
Help...I need to understand how nearly 2/3 thirds believe Bush is doing a good job in handling the war on terror, but the numbers are much weaker for handling Iraq???
Iraq has been a major element for the War on Terror. Wouldn't the numbers be similar?
Tax policy: 49% trust Bush to handle tax policy, while 40% trust Kerry. Commanding the Armed Forces: 54% said they trust Bush to be commander-in-chief of the armed forces, while 39% said they trust Kerry.
WOW! These are incredible numbers for the President! Zell lit a FIRE under the public's butt!
This one gets to me. Hard for me to digest that 47% of folks would trust this liberal elite-snob (out-of-touch, married-to-a-billionairess weenie...need I go on!) to "understand" people's needs over such an honest, humble, decent man as George W. Bush.
No. 1: I don't NEED the president to "understand" my needs.
No. 2: President Bush has spent the majority of his life in/near the rural areas of Texas while Kerry has spent his in the liberal northeast--home to the country's most elite snobs. What could he possibly know about "ordinary" folks' needs...living off the government trough and being married to a billionairess.
Very, Very close to the total number of unredeemable, hardcore, Democrats.....The fight for the middle is being won by W.