>From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
>Reply-To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
>To: lbo-talk <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org>
>Subject: [lbo-talk] Kerry slipping...
>Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 16:42:18 -0500
>
>Bush Support Steady in Wake of Clarke Criticisms
>
>Kerry Issue Advantage Ebbs As Voter Opinion Fluctuates
>
>A week's worth of criticism of his pre-Sept. 11 record on terrorism has had
>little impact on President Bush's support among voters. He is now running
>even with Sen. John Kerry in a head-to-head match-up among registered
>voters (47% Kerry-46% Bush) after trailing Kerry by 52%-43% in mid-March.
>
>Voter opinions have been fluid in this early stage of the presidential
>contest, but Bush has held his own against Kerry with regard to personal
>qualities, while the Massachusetts senator has lost support on key issues
>like health care and jobs. And on the central question of which candidate
>would do the best job of defending the country against future terrorist
>attacks, Bush continues to lead Kerry by a wide margin (53%-29%).
>
>The latest national survey of 1,501 Americans by the Pew Research Center,
>conducted March 22-28, finds Bush's job approval ratings still sub-par (47%
>approve and 44% disapprove). Kerry's strength continues to be on domestic
>issues, including health care, jobs and the economy, but voters' confidence
>in Kerry has slipped, not grown, over the past week. Today, Bush and Kerry
>run virtually even on the question of who can best improve economic
>conditions (44% Kerry, 39% Bush). Kerry held a sizable advantage on this
>issue as recently as two weeks ago.
>
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