Posted on 01/24/2004 1:55:23 PM PST by KQQL
Bush’s own standing has slipped among registered voters. "Because of American leadership and resolve, the world is changing for the better," he declared Tuesday. But more people now say they are dissatisfied (52 percent) than satisfied (43 percent) with the way things are going in the United States, down from a post-9/11 peak last April of 50 percent satisfied. And even thought Bush used the State of the Union to emphasize his controversial tax cuts, Medicare overhaul, opposition to gay marriage and a burgeoning economic rebound, Bush saw his job performance ratings dip to 50 percent approval (versus 44 percent who disapprove)—his most negative ratings to date—suggesting a nation sharply divided over the president and his policies. To be sure, Bush is just as solidly backed by Republicans (85 percent) as he is opposed by Democrats (86 percent).
Overall, 52 percent of those polled by NEWSWEEK say they would not like to see Bush serve a second term, compared to 44 percent who want to see him win again in November.
As a result, Kerry is enjoying a marginal advantage over Bush, a first for the poll. Forty-nine percent of registered voters chose Kerry, compared to 46 percent who re-elected Bush.
In fact, all Democrats are polling better against Bush, perhaps due to increased media attention to their primary horserace: Clark gets 47 percent of voters’ choice compared to 48 percent from Bush; Edwards has 46 percent compared to Bush’s 49; Leiberman wins 45 percent versus Bush’s 49 percent; and Dean fares the worst with 45 percent of their votes to Bush’s 50 percent.
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For this NEWSWEEK poll, Princeton Survey Research Associates interviewed 1,006 adults aged 18 and older Jan. 22 and Jan. 23 by telephone. The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points
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...or that even Reagan's immigration policies were worse than W's.
Now that was a classic amnesty.
Yea, the political trauma Dubya is experiencing, because of this, has got to be so impacting that maintaining a positive Presidential status in a coherent fashion has got to be very difficult for him.
I guess you think having a Kerry or Clark as Commander in Chief is hunky dory.
BTW, even Hastert said that the immigration bills will not get through the House.
Reagan got amnesty through a largey Democrat-controlled Congress; Bush stands a 50-50 chance of getting his half-baked immigration abomination through a Republican-controlled Congress. But what makes you think a Democrat president will get an amnesty program through a Republican-controlled Congress?
Maybe.
Are you going to vote for an R Congressman. If so why? They've passed everything that Bush has signed, yet they get a pass from you??
Just like you, I guess I'll just have to live with the consequences of Bush-Rove hubris and stupidity on this and other issues.
Since you're confident Bush will win without my vote, why do you care?
I was part of Buchanan's base in 92. I'll most likely vote for the incumbent president again.
brb
IOW, you do not mind having Clark or Kerry being Commander in Chief. In actuality they won't be, Kofi Annan will.
For example, at the end of the cold war, Mr. Kerry advocated scaling back the Central Intelligence Agency, but after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, he complained about a lack of intelligence capability. In the 1980's, he opposed the death penalty for terrorists who killed Americans abroad, but he now supports the death penalty for terrorist acts. In the 1990's, he joined with Republican colleagues to sponsor proposals to end tenure for public school teachers and allow direct grants to religion-based charities, measures that many Democratic groups opposed. In 1997, he voted to require elderly people with higher incomes to pay a larger share of Medicare premiums
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/25/politics/campaign/25RECO.html?ei=5062&en=aa6bb0d93d9ed6de&ex=1075611600&partner=GOOGLE&pagewanted=print&position=
I'm sorry I fail to comprehend the point you are trying to make.
Texas_Dawg
Since Mar 24, 2003
Souled_Out
Since Feb 21, 2000
They will not, that is a given. President Bush will not sign an amnesty program, he could not have been more clear in the SOTU. I wish you would quit calling President Bush's proposals "amnesty." They are proposals, just that, and Tom DeLay will never let them see the light of day. Make of this what you want.
Thirteen thousand R voters of South Dakota, thought they were better off voting for Johnson against Thune, because they thought it better to have a majority in the Senate. Just like you, their thinking was flawed.
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