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
Any other polls out there...BEWARE...the Dems are trying to get Repubs to feel defeated..I am going to look for other polls
He has only one vote just like everybody else. Will he punch a double chad or something?
looks like newsweek is trying to make a game of it ... it's funny how much the left hates Bush, so much that they'll jeapordize shrillary's chance at the WH in 4 years ... i'll bet she's screaming over the phone as we speak
This is just a trick poll to give Kerry perceived momentum, so they can keep the race close. Bush needs to campaign hard and work on getting the vote out and he will win by 3-4%.
C'mon, folks, chin up and all that. Work for Kerry's defeat--don't stand shaking in fear at the socialists.
Then again, seeing how you've been here just over a week, there is a good chance you're a troll as well.
WELCOME TO THE GRIM FREEPER CLUB!
Your wish is coming true.
Newsweak had Bush up 50-45
biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040911/nysa006_1.html
The week before that, they had kerry up 8 52-44. That was when it came out they WAY oversampled Dems.
www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/07-31-2004/0002222417&EDATE=
All this can be found on RealPolitics.com
No need to panic! Even assuming this poll is accurate (which I don't for one minute), you have to keep in mind that the race will go up and down. Every other number out there looks good for W. Keep this in perspective.
W will be re-elected! The American people don't make mistakes in times of war.
As in President of the United States of America.
The lefties are gonna use these "polls" as tools instead of as indicators.
I'm tellin' ya, when it comes time for everyone to get off their fat butt only those who are impassioned are going to the polls on the 2nd.
Besides, wait until Cheney rips the Boy Wonder a few new ones on Tuesday.
Bush was remiss by running around all day with hurricane victims and not preparing and focusing on the task at hand. I'm sure he regrets it now, but it is by no means fatal and Kerry has no substance, so even if these ridiculous "polls" are correct, which I doubt they are since they're likely massively skewed given that they've been conducted over the weekend no doubt, then it won't be long before people wise up.
Disinformation to energize the base?
We have Bush to thank for this one. He could have finished Kerry the other night.
Instead we now have giddy Eleanor Clift, Terry McAuliffe and the hordes of democrats on the attack.
Bush left us with this mess. We now have to do whatever we can for what will probably be only a close win instead of a complete rout of the entire democrat establishment.
Another fine mess Bush has gotten us into.
Isn't intresting how supposed Republicans come onto a "Conservative" news form and spend all their time spewing anti-Bush propaganda?
So which Moveon.org seminar did you attend Putup? The one by Rapper Mobey or the one by Jame Carvell. Wishful thinking on your part Put. Seen these poll numbers?
If this is victory, it sure is going to be ugly when Kerry loses a debate.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/
Oct 1 The Wall Street Journal "Best of the Web"
BY JAMES TARANTO
Kerry Wins? Maybe Not.
The conventional wisdom is that John Kerry "won" the debate. We certainly agree that he performed well. In contrast with his hapless recent efforts at the convention and on the stump, he came across as poised, confident and even reasonably disciplined verbally. And he toned down the defeatism on Iraq.
But in a postdebate Gallup poll, although a majority (53%) thought Kerry "did a better job in the debate" than Bush (37%), the results of more specific questions look better for the president:
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%
It may turn out that Kerry impressed voters with his skills as a debater--looking "almost senatorial," as ScrappleFace.com puts it-- but fell short of persuading them that he'd be a better president than the incumbent.
Oh man. If the President was up in this poll it would be FR Gospal.
Ok, I'm going with your answer!
Let's get something straight here....that was not a DEBATE but a farce. What happened to college debate platforms? Kerry had two minutes to lambaste and accused W of all kinds of things. Anyone can look good ripping apart another person....BUT WHERE WERE THE FACTS! W was overwhelmed by a lunatic throwing insults at him with no recourse. How could W answer all of the accusations made about him in two minutes. There should have been a rule that if you make an accusation ( true or false), you have to back it up with facts. This was a sham set up by the media and the baggy eyed Bolshevik. Calling that roast a debate is a joke.
Concievably, Bush could lose 1 point and be within the MOE; then Newsweek can call it a tie, lead gone.
Newsweak and most likely a snap poll so wait and see
But its funny they are claiming stuff even the dems arent
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