College vote waning for Bush, poll says

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President Bush's support on college campuses has dropped substantially in the past six months because of growing student dissatisfaction with the war in Iraq, the weak job market and Bush's stance on gay marriage, according to a poll released Thursday.

The survey from the Kennedy School of Government's Institute of Politics at Harvard University showed college students favoring Sen. John Kerry, the presumptive Democratic nominee, over Bush 48 percent to 38 percent. Independent candidate Ralph Nader drew the support of 5 percent.

Among students who say they definitely will vote in November, Kerry's lead over Bush widened to 56 percent to 33 percent.

The poll of 1,205 college students reflects clear shifts in attitudes on college campuses, which last fall gave Bush higher marks than did the public overall. In some ways, the students are now more in sync with the public, with divided views on the president's performance in office.

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[sniffa]

1. karL rove said

too much education can be a bad thing.

[JPace]

2. Right wing agendas in action.....

Raise those college tuitions, ship those jobs
overseas, get draft boards up and running, then
watch your poll numbers take a nose dive.

[Mountainman]

3. Maybe some conservative bake sales will help

Young Republicans and conservatives can share the love on campus with some more bake sales and more lists of liberal professors. That should help out the Bush side right?

[LividLiberal]

4. Hmm, maybe why Kerry is planning to speak on campuses soon

trying to capitalize on this rise in popularity among college population. Smart move.

[KamaAina]

5. Where was there a college vote for Bush*? Bob Jones U.?!

Any remaining college Bush* voters will rue the day they wasted their vote on the Commander-in-Thief when he brings back the DRAFT with NO college exemption!

[MallRat]

6. The College Vote for Bush...

...is about as large as Kerry's share of the "NASCAR Dad" demographic.

:-)

-MR