BUSH POLLS TOP 143%

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In the latest leap in the polls, according to FOX NEWS (fair and balanced), over 143% of us now approve of Bush. The latest jump in the poll was attributed to his honesty about the Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq, preventing the Iraqi army from invading the U.S., major tax cuts for average working class Americans, balancing the budget, creating a budget surplus, and the lowest unemployment rate in a decade.

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Interesting how Mr. Bu$hit finds time to ride scooters while our AMERICAN soldiers are there getting killed. When the carnival ride is over I hope you get back to work and bring our soldiers home.

[ June 15, 2003, 02:29 PM: Message edited by: david mancuso ]

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Wow! He did all that for us? What a champ! He's got my vote. ;)

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"Push, push in the bush!" :eek:

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Originally posted by Discogoddess:
"Push, push in the bush!" :eek: 1978? mixed by FK

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ST. LOUIS (Jan. 23) - President Bush hit the road to promote his economic plan -- and a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows he needs to do a much better job of it.

The survey shows a 49% plurality of Americans now disapprove of Mr. Bush's handling of the economy, while fully 61% doubt the administration's economic package will do much to stimulate economic growth.

Moreover, the president's centerpiece proposal to abolish taxes on stock dividends draws the weakest public support among a series of potential steps the government could take.

Those results, combined with public wariness about war with Iraq and diminished support for Mr. Bush's foreign policy, underscore the big challenges facing the president as he prepares for next week's State of the Union address.

"He's got a lot of balls in the air, and none of them is going particularly well," observes Republican pollster Robert Teeter, who conducts the Journal/NBC poll with his Democratic counterpart Peter Hart. Notwithstanding his party's midterm election triumph just two months ago, Mr. Hart adds, "As he goes into the State of the Union, the [political] wind isn't at his back -- it's in his face."

Appearing at a trucking and warehouse business here, Mr. Bush emphasized the benefits of his economic package for small business -- a sensible strategy, since about 84% of Americans in the Journal/NBC poll back tax incentives for small-business investment. He dismissed the "typical class-warfare rhetoric" of political opponents who have charged that Mr. Bush's economic plan offers inordinate benefits for the rich.

Unfortunately for Mr. Bush, the poll shows most Americans believe his opponents. By a 59%-31% margin, respondents say the package would "benefit mostly the wealthy" rather than "benefit all Americans equally." The public strongly wants action to spur the economy, but by a 42%-37% margin prefers a set of proposals backed by Democrats to Mr. Bush's package.

That sort of resistance has caused lawmakers in both parties to raise caution flags concerning Mr. Bush's plan since the president offered it earlier this month.

A 54% majority of Americans continues to support Mr. Bush's handling of his job overall. But that is down from 82% one year ago and from 62% one month ago, while the portion of those expressing disapproval of his performance has swelled to 40% from 33% in December.

The poll points to other challenges for Mr. Bush's domestic agenda. One of the administration's top domestic goals for this year is using market forces to overhaul Medicare while adding prescription-drug benefits.

Yet by a 59%-32% margin, Americans say Medicare could add prescription-drug coverage without an overhaul of the entire program.

In addition, the poll shows that the public, by a 58%-35% margin, opposes the prospect that the Supreme Court will overturn its Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. Overturning Roe is a central goal of the Republican Party's conservative base, many of whose members Wednesday commemorated the 30th anniversary of that ruling with protests against abortion and received a supportive call from Mr. Bush.

The poll shows Mr. Bush continues to lead prospective Democratic contenders by double-digit margins, but that his advantage has declined in recent months.

Copyright © 2003 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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How credible is Bush?

46% Not at all 131,286
39% Very 111,417
15% Somewhat 42,972
Total votes: 285,675


How does Bush rate against other politicians?How credible is Bush?

46% Not at all 131,286
39% Very 111,417
15% Somewhat 42,972
Total votes: 285,675


How does Bush rate against other politicians?

42% Less credible 118,725
40% More credible 113,462
19% Same 53,306
Total votes: 285,493


Which issue will make Bush most vulnerable in 2004?

67% Economy 187,012
15% War in Iraq 41,358
9% Special interests 25,455
5% War on terror 14,948
4% Civil liberties 10,671

Total votes: 279,444

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