Interesting survey, even though many people couldn't even name most of the democratic candidates, as many people said they would vote for anyone *other* than Bush as said that they would vote *for* Bush.
Bush has some good news and some bad news in this survey. Personally, I wish the democrats could put a better candidate up for office. Dean is OK, but he's the only one running that I find really interesting. I'd vote for Hillary in a heartbeat!
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...m/bush_poll_dc
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Poll Finds Nation Split Between Bush, Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One year before the next presidential election, Americans are evenly divided between President Bush (news - web sites) and a Democratic challenger, according to a poll released on Sunday in The Washington Post.
Support for Bush has fallen to the point where 48 percent of those surveyed said they would vote for him if the election were held today, while 47 percent said they would vote for the Democratic Party's nominee, The Post said. Five percent said they did not know.
Bush's approval rating, which topped 90 percent after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, was at 56 percent, with 42 percent giving him a negative review. Bush received better marks for his handling of the war on terror than for Iraq (news - web sites) or his stewardship of the economy.
Poll respondents said they were concerned about job losses and the U.S. mission in Iraq. Fifty-four percent of the 1,003 surveyed said they thought the war in Iraq was worth fighting, while 44 percent said it was not.
Those polled also rated the economy negatively by a 2-1 margin, though they were questioned before the government released figures showing strong growth in the third quarter.
Voters differed sharply based on their party affiliation, with Republicans much more likely than Democrats to approve of Bush and the Iraq mission, The Post said.
Despite Bush's lower approval ratings, most of those interviewed could not name more than one or two of the Democratic candidates.
The poll was conducted by The Washington Post and ABC News Oct. 26-29 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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