Posted on 10/02/2004 1:45:56 PM PDT by tsmith130
Edited on 10/02/2004 2:53:28 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
NEWSWEEK POLL: BUSH LEAD GONE
Sat Oct 02 2004 16:42:32 ET
New York-Sixty-one percent of Americans who watched the first presidential debate on September 30 say Sen. John Kerry won; 19 percent say President George W. Bush won and 16 percent say they tied, according to the latest Newsweek Poll which was conducted after the debate ended. Fifty-six percent say Kerry did better than they expected; 11 percent say so for Bush. Thirty-eight percent say Bush did worse than expected; 3 percent say so for Kerry, the poll shows.
The debate erased the lead the Bush/Cheney ticket has held over Kerry/Edwards in the Newsweek Poll since the Republican convention. In a three-way trial heat including Ralph Nader/Peter Camejo, among registered voters Kerry/Edwards leads Bush/Cheney 47 percent v. 45 percent with 2 percent for Nader/Camejo. In a two-way heat, Kerry/Edwards leads 49 percent v. 46 percent for Bush/Cheney, the poll shows.
A 62-percent majority of viewers says Kerry seemed more confident and self-assured (26% say so for Bush) and 51 percent say Kerry had better command of issues and facts (37% for Bush). Forty-seven percent say Kerry seemed more personally likeable (41 % for Bush) and 49 percent say Kerry came closer to reflecting their own views on most foreign policy issues (43% for Bush). The two were nearly even on several other points, including who came across as a strong leader (47% Kerry, 44% Bush) and who had a better plan for dealing with the situation in Iraq (45% for both). Forty percent of viewers thought Kerry was too wordy and 57 percent thought Bush was too repetitive.
Fifty-seven percent of all poll respondents say they are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States at this time. Bush's job approval rating dropped two points from the Sept. 9-10 Newsweek Poll to 46 percent-a 6-point drop since the poll taken during and after the Republican convention. Forty-eight percent of registered voters polled say they would not like to see Bush re-elected but almost as many (46%) say they would.
Excerpt, the rest of the article is here: NEWSWEEK POLL: BUSH LEAD GONE
People, forget the national polls... To come even close to winning at this stage, Kerry would need to have Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, etc.
Has anyone posted this yet:
"The media want Kerry to win. Theyre going to portray Kerry and Edwards as being young and dynamic and optimistic, and this glow is going to be worth maybe 15 points."
-- Newspeak editor Evan Thomas
yup yup yup, agreed 100%
Get a grip on yourself...take a break...exhale...and then rejoin the team.
You're not helping anyone with your negative attitude.
Weekend Polls usually skew towards the Dems. The truth is Kerry probably picked up one or two points on Bush, but I'd be surprised if it's more than that. Look at the polling numbers midweek next week. They'll be a little more reflective of how the debates will effect the election on Nov. 02.
If the numbers are accurate, that just means we have to work harder. Get fired up! The safety of our country is at stake.
This is what you get from Drudge once the threat of hurricanes have past.
Don't know if you've seen this yet. Looks like the Doomers have their pitchforks and torches at the ready.
Control yourself or we'll slap you, you'll take it and like it.
Can you just see it now? MSM "predicts" Kerry bounce, they're all sitting in the room drawing straws and Newsweak draws the short straw to MAKe iT HAPPEN.........
BTW, I read here just yesterday that the DNC said two things before the debate to their legion of dipheads in an email:
1. Go to all the online polls and vote for Kerry immediatly after the debate
AND
2. Sign up to places like (FR), pose as a conservative and start saying, "Bush is doing terribly, Bush is going to lose."
Both of which they did.
Democracy Corps Poll has Bush up by two points.
http://www.democracycorps.com/reports/surveys/Democracy_Corps_September_30_2004_1st_Debate_Survey.pdf
What if the poll is nothing but propaganda? Like the Harris poll at the start of Sept that claimed "Bush's convention bounch is gone"? Funny how the bad new for Bush polls are treated as gospel by a certain sect of Freepers and the ones that show bad new for Kerry are "suspicous" Why is that?
I think I'll just wait on that. Thanks anyway.
Everyone...please read post 141!
Democracy Corps Poll has Bush up by two points.
http://www.democracycorps.com/reports/surveys/Democracy_Corps_September_30_2004_1st_Debate_Survey.pdf
What if the poll is nothing but propaganda? Like the Harris poll at the start of Sept that claimed "Bush's convention bounch is gone"? Funny how the bad new for Bush polls are treated as gospel by a certain sect of Freepers and the ones that show bad new for Kerry are "suspicous" Why is that?
Just like the good news was treated as gospel by almost every Freeper?
The important thing is to continue to get the word out that Kerry is still not clear on Iraq, that he would turn our security over to the French, and would give nuclear fuel to Iran.
That ought to scare the hell out of every American.
Bush did let all his fans down but... I still love and believe in him. He will understand what he did and come back stronger than ever. That's his track record.
Democracy Corps Poll has Bush up by two points.
http://www.democracycorps.com/reports/surveys/Democracy_Corps_September_30_2004_1st_Debate_Survey.pdf
What if the poll is nothing but propaganda? Like the Harris poll at the start of Sept that claimed "Bush's convention bounch is gone"? Funny how the bad new for Bush polls are treated as gospel by a certain sect of Freepers and the ones that show bad new for Kerry are "suspicous" Why is that?
I agree with you. I think everyone just needs to settle down and realize that there is still a long way to go to election day. The MSM is going to do everything it can to help Kerry but I still have faith in Karl Rove. We will look back at this poll and laugh on election day.
The Democrat Vote Fraud machine has officially kicked into high gear. The polls need to seem close for the vote fraud to be believable you see.
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