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Nearly half of Americans wouldn't vote for Bush again
AFP ^ | 08-23-03

Posted on 08/23/2003 4:31:16 PM PDT by Brian S

Sunday August 24, 6:48 AM

A growing number of Americans don't want to see US President George W. Bush re-elected next year, and fear US troops will be drawn into a long, costly occupation of Iraq, according to a Newsweek poll.

For the first time the poll has found that more registered voters -- 49 percent -- would not want Bush to return for a second term in office if the elections were now, compared with 44 percent who would.

Only 23 percent said terrorism and homeland security would be the most important issues for them in the November 2004 election, compared with 48 percent who said deciding factors for them now would be the economy and jobs.

Meanwhile, 69 percent are now convinced the United States will become bogged down in Iraq, without achieving ostensible goals in getting the country back on its feet.

Some 40 percent of them are now "very concerned" US troops will be there for the long-haul.

A majority also fears that US forces will be overextended in the event of a security threat elsewhere, according to the poll in the latest edition of Newsweek -- 29 percent very concerned and 30 percent somewhat concerned.

Americans also think that reconstruction costs in Iraq are too high at one billion dollars per week -- 66 percent said they do not support such spending, compared with 34 percent who said they support current spending levels.

And 53 percent said they would oppose an increase to the figure being spent, with only seven percent not opposed to an increase.

Almost half of people polled -- 47 percent -- said they were very concerned that maintaining troops in Iraq is too expensive and will cause a higher budget deficit, seriously damaging the US economy.

Despite some indications the US president's popularity is on the wane, a majority still approves of the way Bush is handling his job. Some 53 percent supported him compared with 36 who did not, with 11 unsure.

In a Newsweek poll released a month ago, 49 percent said they would like to see Bush re-elected compared with 43 percent who would not.

Voters said they prefered Republican President Bush's stance for dealing with terrorists than what they have seen so far from leading figures among the Democrats.

Some 57 percent said they prefered Bush's position on terrorism to 21 who prefered the Democrats. But 45 percent felt the Democrats had more to offer on stimulating the economy, compared with 36 percent who thought Bush had a better approach.

The survey was taken between August 21-22 on some 1,011 adults aged 18 and above. The poll has a plus or minus three percent error margin.


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To: JoeSchem; bimbo
"Well, just to play Devil's Advocate, I assume the liberals would say that they've gone to the Oil Company Executives, which is why we can liberate Iraq and four months later get record high gas prices."

Well seems you are right... thats exactly what the "bimbo" in post # 66 is saying.... are you a liberal, Bimbo?

161 posted on 08/24/2003 6:13:53 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie)
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy
It seems to me that in 2000 with all the people seriously depressed about losing Clinton as President and with ALGORE as the Presidential candidate that clearly a few more than half the people voted for George Bush in Florida. What's the fuss? And they'll do it again!
162 posted on 08/24/2003 6:26:03 AM PDT by wingnuts'nbolts (I agree with Dick Morris. Off with their heads! Let's start with the Clintons, all three of them.)
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To: Brian S
The Dims thinking reminds me of that old song about Cleopatra. When she picked up the snake(terrorist)it bit her. To which the snake replied "Silly woman, you knew when you picked me up, I was probably going to bite you".

That's what these guys don't understand. They are going to bite you.
163 posted on 08/24/2003 9:34:46 AM PDT by freekitty
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To: Apple Pan Dowdy
... are you a liberal, Bimbo?

Hardly ... a liberal would never invest in Halliburton (Cheney's company) would he? I'd call myself a "Freedom-First Conservative (as opposed to a Republican Party-First Conservative like Rush.)

164 posted on 08/24/2003 8:26:52 PM PDT by bimbo
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To: bimbo
I was only teasing you... my sincere appologies for being so rude.
165 posted on 08/25/2003 5:50:24 AM PDT by Apple Pan Dowdy (... as American as Apple Pie)
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To: Brian S
PollingReport.com

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Aug. 21-22, 2003. N=854 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 4.

.

"In general, would you like to see George W. Bush reelected to another term as president, or not?"

Yes No Don't
Know
% % %
8/21-22/03 44 49 7
7/24-25/03 49 43 8
7/10-11/03 47 46 7
5/1-2/03 51 38 11
4/10-11/03 52 38 10
11/02 49 42 9

 

Zogby America Poll. Aug. 16-19, 2003. N=1,019 likely voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.2.

.

"Do you think President Bush deserves to be reelected or do you think it is time for someone new?"

.

Deserves
Reelection
Someone
New
Not
Sure
% % %
8/16-19/03 45 48 8
7/16-17/03 46 47 6
6/6-10/03 49 38 13
1/24-26/03 49 41 10
1/4-6/03 51 36 13
10/02 49 35 16
7/02 47 32 21
6/02 51 28 20

.

"If the election for president were held today and the candidates were Republican George W. Bush and a Democrat, for whom would you vote?"

.

George
W. Bush
(R)
Democrat Other
(vol.)
Not
Sure
% % % %
8/16-19/03 43 42 2 13
7/16-17/03 47 44 1 8
6/6-10/03 44 37 3 16
3/03 48 38 2 13


166 posted on 08/25/2003 11:55:51 AM PDT by optimistically_conservative
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To: optimistically_conservative
Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Aug. 21-22, 2003. N=1,011 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

.

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?"

Approve

Disap-
prove

Don't
Know

%

%

%

 
8/21-22/03 53 36 11
7/24-25/03 57 34 9
7/10-11/03 55 37 8
5/29-30/03 61 28 11
5/1-2/03 65 26 9
4/10-11/03 71 23 6
3/27-28/03 68 26 6
3/13-14/03 53 37 10
2/6-7/03 61 31 8
1/23-24/03 55 38 7
1/16-17/03 56 33 11
11/7-8/02 60 30 10
10/24-25/02 61 29 10
10/10-11/02 61 29 10
9/26-27/02 65 27 8
9/12-13/02 70 23 7
8/28-29/02 61 30 9
7/18-19/02 65 25 10
7/11-12/02 68 22 10
6/27-28/02 70 19 11
5/16-17/02 73 20 7
4/25-26/02 71 16 13
3/21-22/02 74 16 10
1/31 - 2/1/02 83 12 5
12/13-14/01 81 11 8
12/6-7/01 82 12 6
11/29-30/01 85 9 6
11/15-16/01 85 10 5
11/8-9/01 85 8 7
11/1-2/01 85 11 4
10/25-26/01 85 10 5
10/18-19/01 88 8 4
10/11-12/01 88 8 4
10/4-5/01 84 11 5
9/27-28/01 86 9 5
9/20-21/01 86 10 4
9/13-14/01 82 11 7
5/10-11/01 50 31 19
5/3-4/01 57 30 13
4/12-13/01 57 28 15
3/15-16/01 55 30 15
2/15-16/01 56 21 23

2/8-9/01

52 25 23

 

Zogby International America Poll and Reuters/Zogby Poll

.

President Bush -- Job Rating:

 

Excellent/
Good

Fair/
Poor

Not
Sure

 

%

%

%

N
8/16-19/03 52 48 - 1,019LV
7/16-17/03 53 46 1 1,004LV
6/6-10/03 58 41 1 1,012LV
4/8-9/03 61 38 1 1,076LV
3/24/03 57 43 - 1,011LV
3/14-15/03 54 46 - 1,129LV
3/5-7/03 54 46 - 1,120LV
2/19-20/03 57 42 1 962LV
2/6-8/03 62 37 1 1,002LV
1/24-26/03 57 43 - 1,017LV
1/4-6/03 63 36 1 1,001LV
10/26-29/02 64 35 1 1,006LV
9/25-27/02 63 36 1 1,028LV
7/19-21/02 63 36 1 1,003LV
7/12-15/02 62 38 0 1,109LV
6/17-19/02 69 28 3 1,008LV
6/7-9/02 69 30 1 1,012LV
5/28-30/02 70 30 - 1,015LV
4/19-22/02 69 30 1 1,002RV
3/25-27/02 74 25 1 1,037RV
3/1-3/02 74 24 2 1,011RV
1/29-31/02 74 25 1 1,000LV
1/21-23/02 77 22 1 1,000LV
1/14-17/02 79 19 2 1,000LV
1/7-9/02 78 21 1 1,000LV
1/2-4/02 80 19 1 1,000LV
12/17-19/01 81 17 2 1,000LV
12/10-12/01 82 18 1 1,000LV
12/3-5/01 81 17 1 1,000LV
10/23-24/01 78 20 2 1,023LV
9/14-16/01 82 18 2 1,018LV
8/28-30/01 50 49 1 1,006LV
7/26-29/01 47 51 2 1,006LV
6/24-26/01 51 48 1 610LV
4/23-25/01 52 44 4 754LV
3/27-28/01 52 41 7 1,000LV
2/27-28/01 53 37 10 601LV
2/9-14/01 57 29 14 977LV

LV = likely voters
RV = registered voters



167 posted on 08/25/2003 12:00:38 PM PDT by optimistically_conservative
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To: Burkeman1
If the economy and jobs do not improve he will be a one term president.
168 posted on 08/25/2003 12:04:39 PM PDT by scottlang
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To: Brian S
Only about one-sixth of Americans voted for him the first time.
169 posted on 08/25/2003 12:06:36 PM PDT by Sloth ("I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!" -- Jacobim Mugatu, 'Zoolander')
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To: Burkeman1
I would be interesting to see the numbers on his father at the same point in his first term.

I think you might find your answer here.

You might also be interested in this.

170 posted on 08/25/2003 6:24:34 PM PDT by optimistically_conservative
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To: optimistically_conservative
Geesh- those are downloads. Can't you just briefly summerize them? Not trying to be a pain. It would be interesting to see where Bush I was at a similiar point in his admin compared to his son.
171 posted on 08/25/2003 6:28:02 PM PDT by Burkeman1 ((If you see ten troubles comin down the road, Nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.))
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To: Brian S
Just slightly over 1/2 of voting americans didn't vote for him last time.... so tell me how this headline is significant in any way shape or form?

Hey News Departments.... POLLS AREN'T NEWS!!! How about getting back to reporting the facts of the day, not the POLLS of the day!
172 posted on 08/25/2003 6:28:03 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: optimistically_conservative
OOPs- sorry- the second one is fine. Reading it.
173 posted on 08/25/2003 6:29:24 PM PDT by Burkeman1 ((If you see ten troubles comin down the road, Nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.))
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To: optimistically_conservative
The first one is 163k pdf.

It has very good charts on the economic indicators and approval ratings.

Basic summary is it is bad for reelection prospects to fall below 50% in approval ratings.
174 posted on 08/25/2003 6:35:14 PM PDT by optimistically_conservative
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To: 185JHP
But "W" has ticked off a lot of veterans, which 41 did not do. "W" has pretty much written off veterans, even though he is creating a lot more of them than there were before. He may find that he can't have it both ways. If that fat far# Rove were doing his job competently "W" wouldn't be worrying more about AIDS in Africa than he does about veterans' problems in the USA. The Africans in Africa didn't serve and can't vote. The Africans in America did serve, but they are mostly not going to vote for "W" anyway, but a lot of veterans who ordinarily would have supported "W" are getting "dubious about "W" because he can't seem to do the right thing where veterans are concerned.
175 posted on 08/25/2003 6:53:56 PM PDT by mathurine
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To: mathurine
Good points.
176 posted on 08/25/2003 7:03:13 PM PDT by 185JHP ( "All not actually on watch, lay to your racks...")
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To: Jim Robinson; Brian S; Dog Gone
"**Nearly** half" would not vote for Bush? That means that more than half would!!!

You can bet that if any of the Dems had the same results the headlines would have boldly stated:

(Fill In Your Leftist) Winner in Election 2004 - if elections were held today, an overwhelming majority would vote for (fill in your leftist)

(I shouldn't read Ann Coulter, life begins to mimic her book)
177 posted on 08/25/2003 7:05:10 PM PDT by hocndoc (Choice is the # 1 killer in the US)
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To: Mr. Mojo
And get that partial birth abortion ban out of committee and signed!
178 posted on 08/25/2003 7:13:12 PM PDT by hocndoc (Choice is the # 1 killer in the US)
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To: Fawnn
What the Dems haven't noticed is that Texas went Republican, with 44% of Hispanics voting for Governor Perry.

I was shocked last election day by 2 Hispanic patients who were quite vocal (one in the morning and one in the afternoon) about the fact that they had voted against Sanchez because they wanted stronger immigration enforcement. (One had been the victim of crime commited by an illegal alien.)
179 posted on 08/25/2003 7:16:53 PM PDT by hocndoc (Choice is the # 1 killer in the US)
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To: mathurine
What do you think the liberals will do? Rhetorical with sarcasm!
180 posted on 08/25/2003 7:19:13 PM PDT by woodyinscc
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