Mitchell
10-12-2004, 04:05 PM
Well, today's latest USA Today Gallup poll should tell the story about our inept Commander in Chief, Mr George W Bush. The latest poll shows Bush with his lowest approval rating since July, with a current approval rating of 47%, and further shows that the approval rating has fallen into what the paper calls the "danger zone" of anything under 50% for incumbent presidents. Clearly, Mr Bush is in trouble, as there are serious questions about his handling of the war, the economy, and other domestic issues. This combined with John Kerry's wins in the two presidential debates, should hopefully give Kerry momentum going into the third debate and the last 3 weeks of the campaign.
Furthermore, while the paper didnt state the percentages, it did say that Kerry is preferred over Bush on all the major domestic issues, including a 29 point lead on envionmental issues, 19 point lead on health care, and 13 point lead on the economy. Lastly, two of three voters surveyed rated the economy as either fair or poor, with a majority of Americans saying the economy is getting worse. This combined with the new poll of 54% of Americans believing that the war wasnt worth the casualities and cost to the American people, serve to put a huge cloud of uncertainity over Mr George W Bush. The only issues where Bush holds any lead at all are Iraq, and terror, with Bush holding a slight lead on Iraq, and a bit larger margin on terror.
With tomorrow night's debate focusing on domestic issues, this is Kerry's chance to give Bush a major blow. While most overall polls show the race tied or a slight Kerry lead within the margin of error, the weak recent jobs report, slow economy, and Iraq situation seem to have eroded what seemed to be a big Bush lead in Sept, and made this election a tossup. Kerry can win, if he gives a good debate tomorrow, and continues to hammer Bush on the war issue, environment, and economy. It is quite possible that this election will not be decided until election day or a couple of days before, as even though the electoral college shows a slight Bush lead, it also shows some Bush states like Florida that could lean Kerry, with others a very close tossup. Clearly, Bush is in trouble for an incumbent president, most of whom, except Carter and Bush 41, had their elections well locked up by this point in the race. This goes to show that we are still a country divided, and that Bush is indeed in a precarious position, and, as many political commentators have predicted, one wrong move by either candidate could sway this election and determine the winner. It will be interesting to see if Kerry can effectively swing the election his way in the final three weeks.
Mitch
Furthermore, while the paper didnt state the percentages, it did say that Kerry is preferred over Bush on all the major domestic issues, including a 29 point lead on envionmental issues, 19 point lead on health care, and 13 point lead on the economy. Lastly, two of three voters surveyed rated the economy as either fair or poor, with a majority of Americans saying the economy is getting worse. This combined with the new poll of 54% of Americans believing that the war wasnt worth the casualities and cost to the American people, serve to put a huge cloud of uncertainity over Mr George W Bush. The only issues where Bush holds any lead at all are Iraq, and terror, with Bush holding a slight lead on Iraq, and a bit larger margin on terror.
With tomorrow night's debate focusing on domestic issues, this is Kerry's chance to give Bush a major blow. While most overall polls show the race tied or a slight Kerry lead within the margin of error, the weak recent jobs report, slow economy, and Iraq situation seem to have eroded what seemed to be a big Bush lead in Sept, and made this election a tossup. Kerry can win, if he gives a good debate tomorrow, and continues to hammer Bush on the war issue, environment, and economy. It is quite possible that this election will not be decided until election day or a couple of days before, as even though the electoral college shows a slight Bush lead, it also shows some Bush states like Florida that could lean Kerry, with others a very close tossup. Clearly, Bush is in trouble for an incumbent president, most of whom, except Carter and Bush 41, had their elections well locked up by this point in the race. This goes to show that we are still a country divided, and that Bush is indeed in a precarious position, and, as many political commentators have predicted, one wrong move by either candidate could sway this election and determine the winner. It will be interesting to see if Kerry can effectively swing the election his way in the final three weeks.
Mitch