WP: Bush Again Tops Kerry on Terrorism, Poll Shows

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A46366-2004Jul13?language=printer

Despite growing fears that the United States is losing the war on terrorism, President Bush has reclaimed the advantage over his Democratic challenger John F. Kerry as the presidential candidate best able to deal with the international terrorist threat, according to the latest Washington Post poll.

The survey found that 55 percent of all Americans currently approve of the way Bush is handling the campaign against terrorism, up 5 points in the past three weeks. Slightly more than half -- 51 percent -- also said they trust Bush more than Kerry to deal with terrorism, while 42 percent prefer the Democrat. Three weeks ago, the two were tied on this crucial voting issue, which ranks with the economy and the situation in Iraq as top concerns this presidential election.

But other results were less favorable for the president and underscored the growing unease with the war in Iraq and the current state of the U.S.-led international war on terrorism.

For the first time in Post polls this year, fewer than half of the country -- 46 percent -- say the United States is winning the war on terrorism, down eight points since April. Thirty-eight percent say the United States is losing the terrorism fight, a new high in Post surveys and up 11 points since March.

At the same time, the proportion of the public who say the war with Iraq was not worth fighting has grown to 53 percent, a record high, while 45 percent say it was worth it. Still, a 53-percent majority say the conflict with Iraq has contributed to the long-term security of the United States.

The Poll: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac3/ContentServer?pagename=polls&nextstep=chooseQuestion&interactive=n&searchPollId=2004190&pollType=National&questCategoryType=n&newsearch=&questCategory=&keyword=&pollDateRange=&startingRow=1

[bluestateguy]

1. He does not need to win that poll

All Kerry needs to do is break even on the terrorism question or narrow the Bush lead to about 5 points. Kerry leads on all the other issues, so he's doing fine.

[lancdem]

12. And a 9-point deficit isn't bad at all

Also keep in mind that Post polls tend to be more pro-Bush than others, for some reason.

[clydefrand]

2. Why don't they ever ask me???

Where am I when political polls are taken? All I ever get are polls about vehicles which I know nothing about.

[NC_Nurse]

3. Poll shows Americans still have heads firmly up asses"

Jeebus!:eyes:

[samsingh]

bush is more of a cause of terrorism than Kerry

[samsingh]

4. bush is more of a cause of terrorism than Kerry

[neuvocat]

5. Bush is the Terror President

which is not to be confused with The President of the United States who lives in Tennesee.

[Davis_X_Machina]

6. "Fighting terrorism" questions in polls...

...are not about fighting terrorism. They are mere surrogates for a question pollsters don't have the stones to ask:

"Which candidate can you rely on more to kill heathen Muslims, in large numbers, live on basic cable, for your entertainment and to shore up your crumbling sense of self-worth?"

Kerry doesn't want to win that one

[havocmom]

7. Bush says he has made us safer and we may cancel election due to

terrorist attacks. So, how does that work, exactly?

[Cha]

8. Like a caller from North Carolina said on c-span this

morning...9/11 happened on bush's watch..it didn't happen on Clinton's, bush I, or reagun's ..it happened on bush's watch and how do we know it's not going to happen again?

ON EDIT: My bad.. North Carolina..not South Carolina!

[Beetwasher]

9. The KEY LINE THAT IS BURIED UNDER THE PRO BUSH SPIN

"On several key measures, Kerry has improved his standing with voters in recent weeks while Bush's image has eroded."

So why is the title of the article pro-Bush??? The fucking whores...

[moondust]

10. Bush* is internationally dysfunctional.

And this is an international problem.

[PurityOfEssence]

11. He's seriously closing the gap on the only real issue that Junior has

Let's just hope they keep pushing the Gay Marriage hatefest.