Poll Woes For Bush (CBS Poll) Kerry/Edwards 50% - W/Cheney 42%--W Approval@ 47%

cbsnews.com ^ | 02/28/04 | CBS/AP

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The four Democrats still officially seeking their party's presidential nod will debate Sunday for the last time before Super Tuesday, even as a new CBS News poll shows President Bush's approval rating slipping below 50 percent for the first time in that survey.

Some 47% of Americans now approve of the way the President is handling his job, while 44% disapprove.

The same poll shows a John Kerry/John Edwards ticket beating one headed by Mr. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney in the fall election, by a margin of 50 percent to 42 percent.

Whether that difference is due more to the appeal of Kerry and Edwards together or suggests weak voter support for Cheney couldn't be determined in this poll.

In addition, it shows both Kerry and Edwards running about even with Mr. Bush in the fall if they ran without the other on their ticket.

Americans continue to express doubts about the situation in Iraq, and point to the economy and jobs as the issues they are most concerned about.

Still, voters said they expect a Bush win in November, although that view is less pervasive than it was in early January. Now, 48% expect Mr. Bush to win, and 42% see a Democrat winning the presidency. In January, 55% expected the president to be re-elected, and just 31% thought the Democratic candidate could prevail.

Kerry holds a wide lead over Edwards in the poll as the choice of Democratic voters both nationwide and in the ten states that vote on Tuesday.

That lead for the nomination is especially strong among those Democrats who say beating the president is more important than agreeing on the issues.

Both Kerry and Edwards have gained public favor since the Democratic campaign began. More Americans hold favorable views of both men than have unfavorable ones.

And in a sign of how much the Democratic race has changed since the first weeks of the year, one-third of Super Tuesday voters say they are former Howard Dean supporters. Today, most of those voters back John Kerry.

"Countdown to Super Tuesday: The Democrats Debate," sponsored by CBS News, WCBS-TV and The New York Times, will bring together Kerry, Edwards, Al Sharpton and Dennis Kucinich in the CBS Broadcast Center in New York.

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[PeteFromMontana]

CBS News poll

I do not take much from that organization very seriously. But addressing it on it's face I would just say this. It is better than to be percieved as the underdog at this point in the election cycle.

[demlosers]

It looks like a Dan Rather sauce poll.

[fqued]

Note Carefully:

1) article does not say when the poll was taken
2) article does not specify who was polled
3) article does not state demographic breakdown & party affiliation
4) article does not say number of people polled or margin of error.

So . . . if we can't evaluate it, it is essentially worthless.

[KQQL]

Kerry/Edwards 50% - W/Cheney 42%
W Approval @ 47%
CBS News Poll
MOE+/-?% 02/?-?/04
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Kerry 48% - W 45%
Kerry/Edwards 49% - Bush/Cheney 45%
W Approval @ 48%
Newsweek Poll
MOE+/-3% (Adults 18 and Older) 02/19-20/04
52% for not to Re-Elect - 43% for Re-Election of W
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W 45% - kerry 45%
W 43% - Kerry 42% - Nadar 4%
W Approval @ 48%
Fox News Poll
MOE+/-3% (Reg Voters) 02/18-19/04
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kerry 48% - Bush 46%
W Approval @ 47%
ARG Poll
MOE+/-3.5% (Reg Voters) 02/17-19/04
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Kerry 55% - W 43%
W Approval @ 51%
USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup
MOE+/-3% (Likely Voters) 02/16-17/04
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W 47% - Kerry 47%
W Approval @ 48%
Pew Research Poll
MOE+/-3% (Reg Voters) 02/11-16/04
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Kerry 46% - W 45%
W Approval @ ??%
University of Connecticut Poll
MOE+/-2.9% (Reg voters) 02/12-16/04
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Kerry 52% - W 43%
W Approval @ 50%
ABC/WP Poll
MOE+/-3% (Reg Voters) 02/10-11/04
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[KQQL]

so is CBS...

[KQQL]

Kerry and Edwards running about even with Mr. Bush in the fall if they ran without the other on their ticket.

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Push poll for Kerry to pick Edwards as his VP

[Consort]

Let's ignore all the polls until about July. Pass the word.

[KQQL]

no way... I like polls....and they are a snap shot of people in time...

[COEXERJ145]

Too bad CBS but the so called "popular vote" doesn't matter.

[bornintexas]

This poll makes no sense. In one breath they are saying that Kerry/Edwards would beat Bush/Cheney and in the next breath they say that 48% expect Bush to win the presidency! Say What? Seebs.

[eeriegeno]

CBS might be claiming these numbers BUT I find it hard to believe that the numbers are accurate. Most of the people who I talk with are opposed to Kerry as they are to acquiring a STD........

[COEXERJ145]

And it also runs counter to other polls which show Bush's approval rating between 50% and 55%.

As said above, without knowing who was polled, when they were polled, and whether or not they were adults, registered voters, or likely voters, this poll has no legitimacy.

[homecat]

how you word the exact question to the person is important.
CBS can tell you what their results are but can crib the questions somewhat.

[finnman69]

wanna bet the Slimes puts this one above the fold front page?

[DoughtyOne]

I am concerned about Bush's standing. No, I do not think polls this early amount to much, but Bush has unquestionably tweaked a great number of people.

I went to a conservative rally today for Congressional Candidate Sonny Sardo in La Canada, California. Sonny is a great guy. He's bedrock material. Pro-Life, anti-illegal immigraion, against massive government spending, against same-sex marriages... on down the line this guy is a Freeper without even knowing it. As the local dignitaries took the platform to make speaches, each lamented a president that has had so much opportunity on issue after issue, only to make the wrong decisions or ignore the issue altogether.

I would like to take these folks to task for not supporting our president. Because I agree with them, I cannot. I can even go so far as to say that when I listen to them, I am so moved that I realize that I should not vote for the president this fall. None-the-less, I probably will.

George Bush has nobody to blame for his current situation, but himself.

Sardo talked about outsourcing, moving manufacturing jobs overseas, moving certain clerical jobs overseas, our current trade status with China... the guy echos my beliefs on this topic.

Folks, generally I wouldn't pay too much attention to these polls, but the fact is Bush's overall support is broad and about paper thin. He has essentially taken a dump on the California electoral vote by ignoring major problems the state is having to deal with.

I can't remember everything Sardo and his supporters said today. What I can tell you is these hard-core conservatives have had it with platitudes and vacuous actions at the top.

They are certainly not alone. I have approved of about 20% of what Bush has done. I would like to be a big ra ra ra man for him, but the truth is, I can't. If he can't draw me in, then I must face the fact that he has serious problems on both sides of the isle. What's comical is that he will most certainly take action over the next six months to appear MORE moderate in order to attract the left. This will grate me something fierce and push me to the very breaking point regarding ultimately pulling the lever for him.

I used to say I liked George Bush. I really did, and wanted to. At this time I have come to the conclusion that I cannot like a person who has sold out conservatism to the degree he has. I'm not going to spend my time trashing the president over the next eight months. I just wish he were the type of man I could get behind and support. I'd like to put my heart behind a good conservative man or woman. I just don't see one at this time.

Mr. President, this is most likely a partisan article. As partisan articles go, you should be able to dismiss it. I'd advise you not to dismiss this article Mr. President. You've got a mile wide gap to close, and I'm not talking with the left. That gap has closed immeasurably over the last four years. Frankly, I'm sick of it.

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They probably did

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[tirednvirginia]

You forgot Rasmussen....

Bush 47% Kerry 45%