After the SOTU, Bush-Hating Sweeps America (poll kerry over bush 49/46)

[papau]

After the SOTU, Bush-Hating Sweeps America! (this intro from Democrats.com) While pundits spent the week dissecting the Dean Scream, they missed a far bigger story - the Bush Burp. Bush's SOTU was so full of in-your-face lies that it sent his approval ratings tumbling. "A week after Bush's SOTU, his approval rating has fallen to 50% from 54% in the last Newsweek Poll (1/8-9/04). A 52% majority of registered voters says it would NOT like to see him re-elected to a second term. Only 44% say they would like to see him re-elected, a four-point drop from the last Newsweek Poll. (Of that, 37% strongly want to see him re-elected, and 47% strongly do not)."

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=617800&TICK=NEWS&STORY=/www/story/01-24-2004/0002095358&EDATE=Jan+24,+2004


NEWSWEEK POLL: CAMPAIGN 2004

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Senator John Kerry has taken the lead nationally among Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters over Vermont Gov.<snip>

And the combination of Democrats considered the best ticket to beat Bush in November among Democrats and Democratic leaners would be Kerry-Edwards or Kerry-Clark, both at 21 percent, followed by Kerry-Dean (19%).

Meanwhile, a week after President Bush's State of the Union address, his approval rating has fallen to 50 percent from 54 percent in the last Newsweek Poll (1/8-9/04). Yet, a 52-percent majority of registered voters says it would not like to see him re-elected to a second term. Only 44 percent say they would like to see him re-elected, a four-point drop from the last Newsweek Poll. (Of that, 37% strongly want to see him re-elected, and 47% strongly do not). However, a large majority of voters (78%) says that it is very likely (40%) or somewhat likely (38%) that Bush will in fact be re-
elected to a second term in office. Only 10 percent believe it is not too likely or not at all likely (10%).<snip>

A 53-percent majority of Democrats and Democratic leaners say they are more inclined to vote for the candidate who comes closest to their way of thinking on the issues rather than the candidate with the best chance of defeating President Bush (39%). And the large majority (71%), says it's very important that the Democratic presidential nominee has clear-cut alternatives to Bush on issues like Iraq and taxes; can attract young people and other first-time voters to turn out and support the Democratic ticket (70%); understands the concerns of working families because he grew up in one (64%); has foreign policy and national defense experience (56%), and comes across as even-tempered and appeals to voters in the South (54%).<snip>

[barbaraann]

1. I actually thought Bush's confident delivery would make it a hit.

But I'm glad I was wrong! :-)

[RC]

2. Yeah, but..., but..., but...

FAUX propaganda said that 74% of the people liked the SOTU speech. How can that be?

[lancdem]

3. 74 percent of the hand-picked, Bush-loving Repukes

who watched it. :evilgrin:

[polmaven]

8. The names of those polled were:

Poppy, Barbara, Laura, Jeb, Neil, Dick, Carl, John, Condoleeza, Colin, Ann, Bill, Robert (as in Novak), Andrew, ...and he only got a 74% approval.....Hmmmm...

[lovedems]

4. I have been waiting for these post SOTU poll numbers.

I thought for sure he would get a bump! It has to be pretty rare that a prez. actually declines in poll numbers after a big speech like the SOTU. This is excellent news!!!!

Edit: This is further evidence that KKKarl and Hughes are losing it.

[lancdem]

5. Hmm... and my afternoon newspaper today

has a wire story on the front page about how Bush's re-election prospects are brighter than his father's. That's technically true, considering Poppy's approval was in the mid-40s at this point, but 50 percent and dropping can't be comforting to Rove, et al. Maybe Bush should be the one screaming? :)

[RC]

6. What makes you think bu$h even knows?

[lancdem]

7. You're right, he probably doesn't

I imagine he still thinks he's wildly popular. :eyes: