Polls Show Voters Approve of Edwards Pick

[Wonk]

Wed Jul 7, 2004 08:20 PM ET
By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat John Kerry's choice of John Edwards as his running mate drew a largely favorable public response on Wednesday, with polls showing majorities of voters approved of the choice but did not think it would change their vote in November.

Polls taken after Kerry, the presumptive Democratic nominee to face President Bush in November, tapped the first-term senator from North Carolina for the ticket on Tuesday found voters thought Edwards was ready to serve as president despite Republican criticism of his inexperience.

A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll found 54 percent of registered voters surveyed had a favorable impression of Edwards and only 16 percent an unfavorable impression, while 64 percent thought he was either an excellent or pretty good choice for vice president.

That put him in slightly better standing than Dick Cheney in 2000, when 55 percent of voters ranked his selection for vice president by Bush as either excellent or good, and Joseph Lieberman, who was ranked as an excellent or good choice by 53 percent of voters when Democrat Al Gore picked him in 2000.

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[NewYorkerfromMass]

1. We win on aggregate/composite numbers

if there is such a thing ;)

[Dagaz]

2. This seems to make sense

Edwards isn't a drag but he's not changing anyone's minds. He's basically a boost to the base which is important. It's going to be Kerry vs Bush and the VP makes little difference. Bush could nominate Rudy G and he wouldn't make any difference either.

[Don_G]

3. Edwards Was The Best Choice Kerry Could Have Made

[DeepModem Mom]

4. Terrific news!

[WindRavenX]

5. Very good choice indeed

Kerry/Edwards is a force to be reckoned with...