Poll: Bush increasing lead on Kerry

CNN ^ | April 19, 2004 Posted: 7:47 PM EDT (2347 GMT) | CNN

[Eurotwit]

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush increased his lead over Sen. John Kerry in a CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll released Monday, but fewer than half of the respondents said they approved of the way Bush is handling of the war in Iraq.

[TheOldRepublic]

Excellent. We sure as hell don't want a war criminal who committed atrocities in there.

[Eurotwit]

"When asked which candidate would do a good job handling the situation in Iraq as the next president 40 percent backed Bush, 26 percent backed Kerry and 15 percent thought both would do a good job."

Frankly these poll numbers impress me.

[anniegetyourgun]

"...56 percent of voters said Bush means what he says...

By now you'd think this figure would be nearing 90%. Heck, even the lib/dems know he means what he says. That's exactly why they hate him so.

[CatOwner]

"...but fewer than half of the respondents said they approved of the way Bush is handling of the war in Iraq..."

Well, this result could be based on the wording of the question or how the stats are accumulated. This could be a combination of people who don't want the US in Iraq plus the number people who wished we would do more killing of terrorists.

[Cyber Liberty]

On the same question, 56 percent of voters said Bush means what he says, while 42 percent said they disagreed with that statement.

Only 4% undecided? Somehow, I have my doubts about this one.

[Cyber Liberty]

Fix your calculato0r, it's even worse.

[Eurotwit]

I just watched CNN International going over these poll numbers. In this web story they left something out:

The number of Americans who want to withdraw from Iraq has declined despite the recent upsurge in violence, whilst the number of Americans who want more troops are increasing even if it meant more US casualties.

God bless the USA.

[goldstategop]

Kerry will get 45% tops in November. So he'll actually get less than Gore got in 2000!

[Batrachian]

After more than a month of intensive anti-Kerry television commercials by Bush's re-election campaign, 54 percent of voters said they had a favorable impression of the U.S. senator from Massachusetts, and more voters said they thought Kerry would do a better job handling the economy than the president.

After weeks of Bush campaign attacks accusing Kerry of flip-flops on issues, voters were evenly split, 44 percent to 44 percent, over whether the senator "means what he says and says what he means.

However, no mention is made of the incessant attacks in the media against Bush that have been going on for years, attacks which are, in effect, gratis ads provided by the news media to the Democratic Party. I guess it's understandable that no mention is made of it in the piece since CNN is one of the prime malefactors

[Rocko]

Yowza.

[tkathy]

I think Condeleeza came through for Bush when it counted. She has such credibility.

Clarke and Ben V. came across just awful. And Woodward is looking like an opportunistic creep.

[mabelkitty]

9/11 Commission backlash.
They made such a big deal about the Commission and Dr. Rice's refusal to testify, that her and Mr. Ashcroft's testimony has raised this to high drama and must see TV.

Heck, there are people in my office passing around internet stories, WSJ stories, emails, etc., when they call a witness. They overplayed, as usual. Thankfully.

[Normal4me]

No sh*t! What ever happened to the "Bush Economy" mantra once the numbers started going up? Petah Jennings can bite me.

[TommyDale]

"Kerry will get 45% tops in November. So he'll actually get less than Gore got in 2000!"

Actually, Kerry will be lucky if he gets 41% -- Bill Clinton only received 43%. Gore received benefit of massive voting fraud.

[smonk]

that sound you hear in the background is most of DU puking
in their birkenstocks.

[Frunabulax]

By now you'd think this figure would be nearing 90%. Heck, even the lib/dems know he means what he says. That's exactly why they hate him so.

About 40% lied. That's the problem with polls.

[fhlh]

anyone else notice the use of "presumptive democratic nominee" in many of the latest stories involving Kerry??

Tinfoil hat is on :)~

[TommyDale]

"Kerry will get 45% tops in November. So he'll actually get less than Gore got in 2000!"

Actually, Kerry will be lucky if he gets 41% -- Bill Clinton only received 43%. Gore received benefit of massive voting fraud.

[battousai]

Among likely voters, 39 percent said economic issues would be the most important to them in deciding which candidate to vote for, while 28 percent said terrorism and 22 percent named the war in Iraq

Do these people not understand that terrorism has a very direct effect on economic issues, as seen in the aftermath of 9/11, and so should be their number one priority.

I guess the selfishness and 'me first' attitude rammed down everyone's throats by the lamestream media industrial complex (yes a play on the lefty favorite 'military industrial complex') is taking hold on everyone...sad