Pollingreport CBS poll -- White House 2004: General Election

[ACK]

Only a 4% difference between Bush and a unnamed Dem candidate with a 8% don't until chosen and another 7% in the Don't Know category.

Don't give up hope people!!

http://www.pollingreport.com/wh04gen.htm

[deminflorida]

1. Don't forget that 8% Can't Say Until Chosen.....

and remember people don't like to bet on a losing horse. So Democrats need to think about this and select someone who is considered by the general electorate to be electable.

[bitchkitty]

3. The general electorate being Clark supporters? n/t

[deminflorida]

5. The general electorate and I guess I'm addressing swing voters

here, not attached to any campaign yet.

[1songbird]

2. Thanks. Kick.

[John_H]

4. And that key 8 percent are likely to be swing voters.

the overwhelming majority of undecideds describe themselves as moderates.

Uh....I got it! Lets nominate a guy who runs away from his moderate record! Plus he's the weakest candidate in the primary race on national security experience!!! Woooooo hooooooooo!

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

6. Overall...

Al the wonderful things that were supposed to happen to Bush's numbers and the economy, from the capture of one man, do not seem to have panned out.

I was listening, on Monday, to Bloomberg Radio, and to hear them, we could just cancel the election and have a crown forged for The Monkey King. You wanna hear shameless oral favors bestowed upon the maladministration? Bloomberg is the place.

Nope, the capture of Saddam seems to be something of a dry hole, something Chimpy specializes in. If, in the name of all the deities, the DNC could get its act together, all this could be answered with some authority.

[papau]

7. The polls do not seem to have moved for last 2-3 months

White House 2004: General Election

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Dec. 14-15, 2003. "If George W. Bush runs for reelection in 2004, do you think you will probably vote for George W. Bush or probably vote for the Democratic candidate?"

Bush Democrat Can'tSayUntilChosen Won'tVote Don'tKnow
% % % % %
12/14-15/03 44 40 8 1 7
12/10-13/03 42 41 11 2 4
11/10-13/03 41 43 12 1 3
10/20-21/03 46 34 16 0 4
9/28 - 10/1/03 44 44 7 1 4


NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll Dec. 14, 2003."If President Bush runs for reelection in 2004, do you think you will probably vote for President Bush or probably vote for the Democratic candidate?"

Bush Democrat AnotherParty'sCandidate Depends NotSure
% % % % %
12/14/03 44 33 1 9 12
12/13/03 46 40 1 6 7
11/03 43 40 2 8 8
9/03 42 40 2 9 7

"If the next election for president were held today, and George W. Bush were running as the Republican candidate and were the Democratic candidate, for whom would you vote?"

GeorgeWBush HowardDean Depends Neither NotSure
% % % % %
12/14/03 52 31 3 4 10
12/13/03 51 39 1 4 5
11/03 50 35 2 6 8

GeorgeWBush WesleyClark Depends Neither NotSure
% % % % %
12/14/03 53 28 2 4 13
12/13/03 50 34 2 4 10
11/03 49 37 2 5 7

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Dec. 11-12, 2003."Suppose the next general election for president were being held TODAY and you had to choose between George W. Bush, the Republican, and , the Democrat -- who would you vote for?" If "Other" or "Undecided": "As of TODAY, do you LEAN more toward Bush, the Republican, or , the Democrat?" Names rotated

GeorgeBush HowardDean Other/Undecided
% % %
12/11-12/03 49 42 9
11/6-7/03 49 45 6
10/23-24/03 49 43 8

GeorgeBush WesleyClark Other/Undecided
% % %
12/11-12/03 49 43 8
11/6-7/03 48 45 7
10/23-24/03 49 43 8
.

GeorgeBush JohnKerry Other/Undecided
% % %
12/11-12/03 51 41 8
11/6-7/03 49 45 6
10/23-24/03 50 42 8

GeorgeBush JohnEdwards Other/undecided
% % %
12/11-12/03 51 40 9
7/10-11/03 51 39 10
.

"In general, would you like to see George W. Bush reelected to another term as president, or not?"

Yes No Don'tKnow
% % %
12/11-12/03 45 50 5
11/6-7/03 44 50 6
10/30-31/03 45 46 9
10/23-24/03 46 47 7