Reply #8: Bay State Poll Results: Kerry Seen as More Compassionate, Honest than Bush [View All]

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Romney Approval Rating Mixed

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (BUSINESS WIRE)
Aug. 1, 2004
Overview of Bay State Poll:

-- John Kerry was seen as much more compassionate (61% to 27%), somewhat more honest (48% to 40%), and as a slightly stronger leader (52% to 47%) than President Bush

-- 42% of those polled saw the war in Iraq the most important issue in the upcoming presidential race, however 30% said jobs and the economy would be most important to them personally in casting their vote

Perspectives on the DNC

-- About half (53%) of those polled felt the costs and inconveniences of having the convention outweighed the benefits. Only about a third (25%) felt the benefits outweighed the costs.

-- Only 29% of those polled changed their work/travel plans due to the convention

-- 41% of those polled paid more attention to this year's convention than they normally do to such events

These findings come from the Bay State Poll, a quarterly survey of Massachusetts's residents, conducted by the Center for Public Opinion Research at Merrimack College. Six hundred and one (601) randomly selected state residents over the age of eighteen were interviewed by telephone between July 18th and 28th, 2004. The margin of error for the survey is +/- 4.1%. Detailed results and methodological information are available at www.merrimack.edu/polling.
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