PRESIDENT BUSH’S APPROVAL DECLINES (in NJ, Star-Ledger Poll)

The Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers Poll ^ | September 15, 2003 | CLIFF ZUKIN OR PATRICK MURRAY

[JerseyHighlander]

JOB RATINGS BECOME MORE PARTISAN Echoing findings in the nation as a whole, President George W. Bush’s job approval rating has declined here in New Jersey. However, he is generally well regarded in the state, with a majority of 56 percent who approve of the job he is doing. But there are some key shifts as we approach the 2004 election. Evaluations of Bush have become increasingly partisan over the past year and New Jerseyans are of two minds when it comes to evaluating the president’s performance in specific policy areas. Overall, a margin of 56 to 37 percent, more New Jerseyans approve than disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing as president, with the remaining 7 percent offering no opinion. But earlier in May of this year, positive assessments outnumbered negative ones by a wider margin of 62 to 29 percent. While residents generally give the president positive marks for his handling of the war on terrorism, more disapprove than approve of the job he is doing handling the country’s economy.

[JerseyHighlander]

Another excerpt:
If the 2004 presidential election were held today, the poll indicates that Bush could be in trouble in New Jersey, which he lost by a wide margin to Democrat Al Gore in 2000. At this point, 43 percent of registered voters say they would cast their ballot for Bush while 35 percent expect to vote for the Democratic candidate. Another 10 percent say they will wait to see who the Democratic nominee turns out to be, and the rest are undecided or say they would vote for some other candidate.

This is probably a (Barf alert), but I refuse to put that in a title. These numbers are pretty good, and if the Marxist wing of the Democrat party takes the D nomination, it's within the realm of posibbly that NJ could swing R. Hello Dukakis Deux.

So please, give early and give often:
Enjoy yourself, check out

And
Republicans for Dean (NYTimes article)

[MEG33]

This looks OK for New Jersey.It's a long time before the election.No complacency is my motto!

[freeperfromnj]

This is great news. After all, this is New Jersey. The state went to Gore in 2000.

[freeperfromnj]

the poll indicates that Bush could be in trouble in New Jersey, which he lost by a wide margin to Democrat Al Gore in 2000.

Of course, the Star Ledger would spin this as a negative.

[q_an_a]

not only that , but if they have to fight to hold it and they have to fight to hold Calif then they will run out of money before they run out of lies.

[Grampa Dave]

GW kicks butts of the nine perverted rat candidates.


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A little reality versus this BS created by this lunatic left fishwrap in a state that GW does not need. Here is the latest ABC News/Wash Post Poll. ABC and the Compost are not the greatest Bush supporters. One can only imagine what the real numbers were.

ABC News/Wash Post Poll Has Bush at 58% (Crushed Dems Head to Head)
PollingReport.com ^ | 9/14/03 | ABC News/Washington Post


Posted on 09/15/2003 3:42 PM PDT by NYC Republican


ABC News and Washington Post polls. Sept. 10-13, 2003. N=1,104 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. Fieldwork by TNS Intersearch. .

"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president?" Approve Disap- prove Don't Know

% % %

9/10-13/03 58 40 2 9/4-7/03 56 41 4 8/7-11/03 59 37 4 7/9-10/03 59 38 3 6/18-22/03 68 29 4 ABC News and Washington Post polls. Sept. 10-13, 2003. N=1,104 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. Fieldwork by TNS Intersearch.

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"If the 2004 presidential election were being held today, would you vote for George W. Bush, the Republican, or for the Democratic nominee for president?" Options rotated

Bush Democrat Neither/ Other (vol.) Wouldn't Vote (vol.) No Opinion % % % % % 9/03 49 44 3 2 2 8/03 48 40 3 1 7 4/03 53 40 2 1 3 .

"How about if the candidates were George W. Bush, the Republican, and [see below], the Democrat -- for whom would you vote?" Options rotated

George W. Bush Joseph Lieber- man Neither (vol.) Wouldn't Vote (vol.) No Opinion % % % % % 9/03 54 40 3 2 2 4/03 61 34 2 1 2 .

George W. Bush John Kerry Neither (vol.) Wouldn't Vote (vol.) No Opinion % % % % % 9/03 54 39 3 2 2 4/03 60 34 2 1 2 .

George W. Bush Richard Gephardt Neither (vol.) Wouldn't Vote (vol.) No Opinion % % % % % 9/03 54 39 3 2 2 4/03 60 35 2 1 2 .

George W. Bush Howard Dean Neither (vol.) Wouldn't Vote (vol.) No Opinion % % % % % 9/03 56 36 4 2 2

[Liz]

Al graciously accepts all Republicans for Sharpton endorsements.

"I'll show dat suckah Clintun who de first Black president be."