Latest Bush vs Kerry poll - Bush fading
(AP)
Several recent polls show that Bush's lead in the election race has narrowed dramatically and that the election is now too close to call
George W. Bush's approval rating, in a poll amongst Uncommitted Voters, fell from 56 percent to 44 percent.
Voters who haven't decided on who to support in November, are perhaps the key to victory for Bush or Kerry. The "bounce" that Bush received after the convention, at least as far as these voters are concerned, seems to have evaporated already.
However, Bush is still attracting stronger ratings on his "war on terror" and of registered voters recently polled, 54 percent said the president would do a better job than Kerry at fighting terrorism, compared to 36 percent for Kerry.
In the latest poll from Newsweek, Bush's lead over Kerry had reduced to just six percentage points. But in a Time magazine poll they had the president leading by 11 points.
Most of the polls show such large differences that this "science" should perhaps be taken with a pinch of salt. Clearly some of the polls are not even close to being accurate and we can only guess which ones are nearest to the truth.
However, the one thing that does seem to be consistent is the support that Bush has on the handling of the "war on terror" and despite less than successful policies at home and a record deficit, potential voters seem to consider this the deciding factor in selecting a president. Without the terrorist "threat", which the Bush campaign are making a priority, Kerry would have all but won the election by now.
As we have seen in other countries and with other politicians, a war and a few terrorists (plus a sprinkling of patriotism) is often enough to swing things their way, no matter how bad the rest of their work is. We have seen this in Britain and we are seeing it in Russia now. Without the tragedy of 9/11, Bush would have been looking at the "situations vacant" pages long ago!
(AP)
Several recent polls show that Bush's lead in the election race has narrowed dramatically and that the election is now too close to call
George W. Bush's approval rating, in a poll amongst Uncommitted Voters, fell from 56 percent to 44 percent.
Voters who haven't decided on who to support in November, are perhaps the key to victory for Bush or Kerry. The "bounce" that Bush received after the convention, at least as far as these voters are concerned, seems to have evaporated already.
However, Bush is still attracting stronger ratings on his "war on terror" and of registered voters recently polled, 54 percent said the president would do a better job than Kerry at fighting terrorism, compared to 36 percent for Kerry.
In the latest poll from Newsweek, Bush's lead over Kerry had reduced to just six percentage points. But in a Time magazine poll they had the president leading by 11 points.
Most of the polls show such large differences that this "science" should perhaps be taken with a pinch of salt. Clearly some of the polls are not even close to being accurate and we can only guess which ones are nearest to the truth.
However, the one thing that does seem to be consistent is the support that Bush has on the handling of the "war on terror" and despite less than successful policies at home and a record deficit, potential voters seem to consider this the deciding factor in selecting a president. Without the terrorist "threat", which the Bush campaign are making a priority, Kerry would have all but won the election by now.
As we have seen in other countries and with other politicians, a war and a few terrorists (plus a sprinkling of patriotism) is often enough to swing things their way, no matter how bad the rest of their work is. We have seen this in Britain and we are seeing it in Russia now. Without the tragedy of 9/11, Bush would have been looking at the "situations vacant" pages long ago!
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