. . . a STUNNING jobs report on the day that Kerry releases his new 'Bush is destroying the economy' ad: $1,000,000,000 . . . the President getting a hug from a group of nuns the day after he signs transformational pro-life legislation: PRICELESS!!
POLLING UPDATE:
RASMUSSEN
1,500 Likely Voters
Job Approval
April 2: 53% approve 46% disapprove
[HIGHEST job approval in almost 2 weeks]
How Do You Trust More on National Defense/ War on Terror?
Mar31-Apr 1 Bush 54% Kerry 36%
March 24-25 Bush 51% Kerry 39%
March 17-18 Bush 54% Kerry 37%
Feb 11-12 Bush 52% Kerry 39%
Feb 04-05 Bush 52% Kerry 37%
Who Do You Trust More to Manage Economy?
Mar31-Apr 1 Bush 48% Kerry 44%
(this BEFORE today's job report)
March 24-25 Bush 45% Kerry 45%
March 10-11 Bush 48% Kerry 41%
March 03-04 Bush 42% Kerry 45%
Feb 25-26 Bush 43% Kerry 44%
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/Bush%20Kerry%20Fundamentals.htm Election 2004
Date Bush Kerry
Today 47 44 (+3)
Apr 1 45 44
Mar31 45 46
Mar30 45 47
Mar29 45 46
Mar28 45 45
Mar27 45 46
Mar26 44 47
Mar25 44 48
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/Presidential_Tracking_Poll.htm STATE MATCH-UPS:
New Hampshire
Bush 48% Kerry 43% (+5) -- 2000: Bush +1
New Mexico
Bush 46% Kerry 45% (+1) -- 2000: Gore +.06
Pennsylvania
Bush 46% Kerry 40% (+6) -- 2000: Gore +5
Wisconsin
Bush 47% Kerry 41% (+6) -- 2000: Gore +0.2
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/bush_vs_kerry_sbys.html#nm [NOTE: I'm ignoring the new CBSNews poll because it's survey results are blatantly skewed:
1.) the poll surveys more "Independents" than either Democrats or Republicans -- ALL pollsters agree that true Independents represent only 5-7% of the voting public! Bottomline: by oversampling Independents, CBS is actually oversampling Democrats!;
2.) the poll gives Kerry a 5 or 6 pt lead among all registered voters yet gives President Bush a 2 pt lead in the battleground states HUH? Keep in mind that President Bush won 23 of 30 states by a margin of 5% or more // Gore won 12 of 21 states by a similar margin. Recent polling indicates that President Bush still holds a solid lead in 23 states // Kerry holds a solid lead in 12 // and, according to CBSNews, Bush leads in the remaining 'battleground' states.
Question: HOW IS IT POSSIBLE FOR KERRY TO LEAD BUSH IN THE OVERALL MATCH-UP WHEN PRESIDENT BUSH LEADS IN THE BATTLEGROUND STATES? Answer: IT'S NOT POSSIBLE (unless, of course, the pollster is oversampling 'Kerry' states)!!
BOTTOMLINE: DESPITE BEING ON THE RECEIVING END OF UNPRECEDENTED PERSONAL AND POLITICAL ATTACKS, THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN AN INCREASE IN BOTH HIS APPROVAL RATINGS AMONG LIKELY VOTERS AND HIS HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCH-UP MARGINS IN CRITICAL BATTLEGROUND STATES!
So, let's relax and enjoy the weekend -- the baseball season opens on Monday and the President will be throwing out the first pitch in St. Louis (let's pray that he gets an ENTHUSIASTIC reception)!!!!