WP Poll - 57% want a president who steers AWAY from the course set by *.

[alcuno]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41184-2004Mar8.html

"A majority of Americans -- 57 percent -- say they want their next president to steer the country away from the course set by Bush, according to the survey. Bush's standing hit new lows in crucial areas such as the economy (39 percent support him), Iraq (46 percent) and the budget deficit (30 percent)."


I apologize if this has already been posted. That is a significant number and far different from the "Who would you vote for" question. I've long believed that the approval number (50% in this poll) was tenuous under this administration since they have practically made dissent into a crime.

[xray s]

1. now the #1 task at hand is...

...to hang the Bush albatross around every Republican House member's neck.

[Renew Deal]

4. That's right.

And it can work. Just keep pounding them with the truth or as Kerry puts it: Mainstream American Values.

[movonne]

5. Yes..we also have to take back the senate and congress.

[ElementaryPenguin]

2. Bushler is fucked! Look out for Terror alerts galore!!

:mad:

[citizen snips]

3. Great News!

John Kerry must now attack, attack, attack and so far he is doing a good job.

[alcuno]

6. I can't believe the numbers we never see. Remember right track/

wrong track? It's disappeared from the news in the last 5 months or so. Here's the latest from 3/3/04.

Right track - 35%
Wrong track - 60%

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

[Leilani]

7. Whoa!

That's amazing!

Kerry has them on the ropes.

Keep it up!

[citizen snips]

8. Thanks.

[BigVanVader]

9. Interesting, 57% is the percentage of the vote I think Kerry will receive.

[xray s]

10. Good

that might just be enough to overcome the BBV fraud

[alcuno]

12. Welcome to DU, BigVanVader.

57% in a national election is a blowout. It would essentially be a 14 million vote difference. We have to focus on the dreaded swing states.

[indepat]

11. That 43% want to stay the courses of fiscal madness, perpetual wars

and wrecking the economy, SS, Medicare, the UN, international goodwill and the environment is truly astounding. I would ask God to help us, but doesn't God only help those who help themselves?

[alcuno]

13. Many people give loyalty to politicians instead of their country.

??? Apparently it's just more important that "their guy" wins.

[NNN0LHI]

16. Or perhaps the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy that they are getting is...

...more important to them than their country? Greed tends to blind some people.

Don

[alcuno]

17. Remember the poll that said 19% think they're in the top 1%?

Greedy or slightly deluded.

[NNN0LHI]

18. I remember that poll. I about fell out of my chair after reading it too n/t

[lancdem]

14. And, not coincidentally, Bush's share of the vote

is 44 percent in two polls vs. Kerry that were released today, including WaPo.

[59millionmorons]

19. That 44% coincides with his reelect numbers

The fat lady is warming up her voice.

[flpoljunkie]

15. This part about Nader's 3% support coming entirely from Kerry enraged me!

In a bit of good news for Bush, Nader is drawing essentially all of his support from Kerry, who leads Bush by nine percentage points in a two-way matchup with the president -- an indication Nader could play the spoiler for Democrats in 2004 as he did four years ago. Underscoring that potential, nearly two thirds of Democrats opposed Nader's decision to run, while half of all Republicans approve of his move.