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Theresa
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 Tue Mar 30, 2004 10:56 am Poll: Majority backs Bush handling of terrorism |
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| Quote: | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of Americans approve of the way President Bush is handling terrorism, according to a poll taken in the days after a former aide charged that Bush had underestimated the terror threat prior to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
The USA Today/CNN/Gallup Poll released on Monday also showed gains in Bush's political position against presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts.
The poll results suggest that the Bush campaign's attempts to paint Kerry as a tax-and spend Democrat who wavers on the issues had more impact on the race than charges by former White House counterterrorism adviser Richard Clarke that Bush focused on Iraq and ignored al Qaeda in the months leading up to the 2001 attacks, CNN reported.
According to the poll, 58 percent of Americans approve of Bush's handling of the terrorism threat and 39 percent disapprove. His overall job approval rating stood at 53 percent, up four percentage points since a poll conducted at the beginning of March.
Given a matchup between Bush and Kerry, 51 percent of the respondents said they would likely vote for Bush -- up seven percentage points from a March 5-7 poll. Forty-seven percent said they would likely choose Kerry, down from 52 percent.
The poll of 1,001 adults was conducted March 26-28 and has an error margin of plus or minus three percentage points.
03/30/04 00:00 ET
Copyright 2004 Reuters Limited.
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Republican_Man
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| Tue Mar 30, 2004 1:01 pm |
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President Bush has handled the terrorist threat very well--much better than, say, President Clinton did.
And going into Iraq was not a "detor," but rather another terrorist threat...
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Monkey
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| Wed Mar 31, 2004 5:33 am |
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pres bush has done worse then any pres evah
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Theresa
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| Wed Mar 31, 2004 7:35 am |
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^Perhaps you should read the rules in WN before posting any further.
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Republican_Man
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| Wed Mar 31, 2004 1:14 pm |
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Monkey, I am inclined to COMPLETELY disagree with you.
I believe that President Bush is one of the best Presidents that the United States has EVER had.
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Monkey
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| Thu Apr 01, 2004 2:28 am |
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I must say that I would much rather honor George Washington or Thomas Jefferson or JfK as my Presedent over bush
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