Reply #9: Great, but why do they have to nest the poll in this article... [View All]

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"NBC poll: Pessimism not sticking to president
Half of voters unhappy with direction, but Bush still leads Kerry"

A whole friggin' page painting Bush as the Teflon Don of the 2004 election.

When you actually READ it, the raw data is not as rosy as the headline:

"By a 2½-to-1 ratio, more Americans feel “very positive” about Bush than they do about Kerry — 30 percent, compared with 12 percent. When voters who said they were “somewhat positive” about either candidate were taken into account, Bush approached an outright majority in favorability, at 49 percent to 38 percent.

However, hard-core opposition to Bush was also more solid, as 30 percent said they felt “very negative” about the president, compared with 22 percent who said the same about Kerry."

"Even more crucial in what for the moment is a close race, Bush appears to have a much smaller proportion of voters who might be persuaded to commit to his campaign than does Kerry. A full 19 percent said they were neutral on Kerry, compared with only 8 percent who said the same about Bush."