To: DrDeb
"...both polls show NO CHANGE in the President's standing despite unparalleled attacks from the left..."
I was referring to the longer run trend 12/02 - 4/6 which shows Bush going from 57% to 43%. That is the trend that caught my attention. Nothing Clarke has done/said could move the numbers that much - especially since the trend was in place long before he opened his yap. It's also worth noting that Kerry has gone from 29% to 44% over the same time.
To: familyofman
Ignore match-up statistics gleaned before the conclusion of the Democrat primaries.
If you want to observe MEANINGFUL trends, you need to begin with the first week of March!
4/06-07/04 Bush 43 Kerry 44 Undecided 12 1
3/23-24/04 Bush 44 Kerry 44 Undecided 10 2
3/03-04/04 Bush 44 Kerry 44 Undecided 10 1
As you can see, the match-up stats have remained remarkably stable!
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04/08/2004 1:02:42 PM PDT by
DrDeb
To: familyofman
The 57% number was artifically high. It should not be held against Bush that he is no longer polling 20 or 30 points ahead of Kerry. The race was bound to close.
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