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
You're right...the link on Google news went to the old poll results...the demographic breakdown above that shows more Dems than Republicans explains the variance...if you move the new results to the old demo breakdown you get Bush up by nearly double-digits.
Apologies for that...should have looked twice at the results before I posted.
Gabby hasn't been the same since he was kicked in the head by Trigger.
Climbing out of the woodwork?
Bush "lost" hmm? Must not of seen these poll numbers.
And don't forget this from the CNN/Gallup poll. So who am I suppose to belive CNN/Gallup or Newsweek?
Kerry/Bush
Expressed himself more clearly 60%/32%
Had a good understanding of the issues 41%/41%
Agreed with you more on the issues you care about 46%/49% Was more believable 45%/50%
Was more likable 41%/48%
Demonstrated he is tough enough for the job 37%/54%
Gallup Poll post 1st 2004 Election Debate
(Excerpt) Read more at opinionjournal.com ..
Gee, if this is Kerry "winning" what is going to happen when he "loses" a debate?
Bush "lost" hmm? Must not of seen these poll numbers.
And don't forget this from the CNN/Gallup poll. So who am I suppose to belive CNN/Gallup or Newsweek?
Kerry/Bush
Expressed himself more clearly 60%/32%
Had a good understanding of the issues 41%/41%
Agreed with you more on the issues you care about 46%/49% Was more believable 45%/50%
Was more likable 41%/48%
Demonstrated he is tough enough for the job 37%/54%
Gallup Poll post 1st 2004 Election Debate
(Excerpt) Read more at opinionjournal.com ..
Gee, if this is Kerry "winning" what is going to happen when he "loses" a debate?
Well, it does show the wild fluxuations in this poll. I don't know how much Newsweek is paying for it, but they are not getting their money's worth from it.
Bush "lost" hmm? Must not of seen these poll numbers.
And don't forget this from the CNN/Gallup poll. So who am I suppose to belive CNN/Gallup or Newsweek?
Kerry/Bush
Expressed himself more clearly 60%/32%
Had a good understanding of the issues 41%/41%
Agreed with you more on the issues you care about 46%/49% Was more believable 45%/50%
Was more likable 41%/48%
Demonstrated he is tough enough for the job 37%/54%
Gallup Poll post 1st 2004 Election Debate
(Excerpt) Read more at opinionjournal.com ..
Gee, if this is Kerry "winning" what is going to happen when he "loses" a debate?
"Face it, Bush is nothing but a dumb, spoiled, arrogant shit.
A landslide electoral loss is guaranteed. I myself plan to vote for Kerry."
Good to see you have the Courage of your convictions anyhow, going with the loser and all.
Gabby, is the perfect example of why I left the dems...they're dim.
He's gone.
The Doom and Gloomers always come out at these times .. I try to ignore them .. though I admit, it is hard at times
I do. I find myself checking sign-up dates on responses I don't particularly like.
I just sent him a link to the story of the Polish president's comments on Kerry.
Bush was disgusting??? We obviously watched different debates. A HUGE supporter might have chosen a different word.
But hey, maybe that's how you really feel, morally sickened.
Kerry's another matter, and since this word has a French root, it fits. :)
dis·gust ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ds-gst)
tr.v. dis·gust·ed, dis·gust·ing, dis·gusts
To excite nausea or loathing in; sicken.
To offend the taste or moral sense of; repel.
n.
Profound aversion or repugnance excited by something offensive.
Their loss is our gain! Welcome!
Newschanne13 in Orlando had Scott Harris covering the Kerry campaign at Freedom High School in Orlando last night. He said he was one hour late and the reporter said he did better at the debate with 2 minute answers than he did last night. He said at one point he seemed to just get lost and go on and on and on! He added "But the crowd loved it." hahaha!
A member since 2001-12-24
You have a foul mouth there Gabby.
How many more sleeper accounts do you have?
The total doom and gloom out of this place sometimes over certain pointless things and then the overecstatic joy over other certain pointless things is really funny sometimes. But it makes me not want to post here. Y'all need to have thicker skin.
Think maybe need an Adults only room and a teen room. Seems like a lot of the doom and gloomers/overestatic joy people are just suffereing the normal hormonal swings of youth. Maybe an adult room for serious chats and the teen room where the chicken littles can go freakly?
Thnak you for posting that so big. It needs to be repeated, (same font size, too)!
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