Poll: Edwards viewed favorably (CNN's Judy Woodruff is surprised)

[papau]

Poll: Edwards viewed favorably (CNN's Judy Woodruff is surprised)

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/07/poll.edwards/index.html

Poll: Edwards viewed favorably
Inexperience seen as a weakness
Wednesday, July 7, 2004 Posted: 1:04 PM EDT (1704 GMT)


(CNN) -- Tuesday's selection of Sen. John Edwards as the Democratic vice presidential candidate is being viewed favorably by most American voters, according a new poll, although they do see the one-term senator's limited experience in political office as a liability.

A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll, taken Tuesday, found that 64 percent of registered voters surveyed called the choice of Edwards excellent or pretty good, while 28 percent termed it only fair or poor.<snip>

Still, two-thirds of the registered voters queried said the selection of Edwards would have no impact on their vote in November, while about a quarter said it would make them more likely to vote for presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. John Kerry..... (Cheney"s) favorable rating was 43 percent, with 44 percent viewing him unfavorably and 13 percent unsure.<snip>

However, 57 percent still said they thought Edwards was qualified to serve as president if called upon to fill the office, compared to 29 percent who said he was not.<snip>

The poll showed that 67 percent of voters surveyed said his work as a trial lawyer was a strength, while only 27 percent viewed it as a weakness.<snip>

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[samsingh]

1. isn't Edwards inexperience a strength?

it means he's not one of those fast talking Washington insiders that bush always rails about.

[Terran]

5. Oh, that is SO 9/10/01!

Get with the program, mister! Only deeply entrenched professional DC insiders can do the job now, it's too complex for anyone else. Tha adults 'er in charge! </sarcasm>

[dansolo]

2. Back to the focus groups

Isn't that Frank Luntz's specialty, to find out certain "code words" to use to describe someone to paint the most negative impression?

[Demeter]

3. Kerry Is Viewed Favorably

For doing the right thing and not pulling a Gore (I mean really, Joe Lieberman??!!) and welcoming the Clintons back into the party.

Too bad he had to flirt with McCain before he faced Reality.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

4. "Flirt with McCain"??? Please stop using debunked NeoCon talking points.

[Moderator]

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[BadGimp]

7. is that the sound of the collective soiling of GOP underpants??

The Rovian snakes must be recoiling in anger and shock right now..