Pew's Latest Poll: Bush is a LIAR 36% of US

[Chicago Democrat]

Democratic Primary Campaign Impresses Voters
Bush Personal Image Tumbles

Released: February 19, 2004
So far, the presidential primary campaign has been very good for the Democratic Party. Public interest in the race has been relatively high. Nearly half of Americans (45%) have a positive overall impression of the Democratic field, up from 31% just a month ago. And while a slim majority of the public continues to believe that President Bush will win the general election, there also has been a sharp rise in the percentage who feel a Democratic candidate will prevail in November ­ from 21% in January to 36% in the current survey.

Democrats themselves have become much more engaged, and confident, since the start of their party's primary campaign, but the shift has been notable among independents as well. In January, 47% of Democrats and just 27% of independents gave positive ratings to the Party's field. Currently, 61% of Democrats and 44% of independents express a positive opinion of the Democratic candidates. And significantly more Democrats and independents predict Democratic victory than did so in January.

At a time when President Bush's approval ratings and personal image are in sharp decline, the leading Democratic presidential candidates have made a positive impression on the public. Two-thirds (67%) of those familiar enough with Sen. John Kerry to rate him have a favorable view of him; Sen John Edwards' favorable rating is nearly as high (63%), though fewer people are familiar with him than they are with Kerry.

Bush's personal image, by contrast, is at the low point of his presidency. His overall favorability rating has tumbled from 72% last April, shortly after the fall of Baghdad, to 53% in the current survey. Moreover, when asked for a one-word description of Bush, equal percentages now give negative and positive responses, which marks a dramatic shift since last May when positive descriptions outnumbered negative ones by roughly two-to-one (52%-27%). The most frequently used negative word to describe Bush is "liar," which did not come up in the May 2003 survey. The president's job approval also stands at an all-time low. Just 48% approve of his performance as president, the first time in his presidency his rating has fallen below 50%.

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http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=203

[Chicago Democrat]

1. That makes me happy

:)

[POed_Ex_Repub]

2. Sweeeeet

:)

[Daisey Mae]

3. HIS PRESIDENCY HAS FALLEN BELOW 50%.......YES

great news....

[Journeyman]

4. Well, no one asked me in May 2003. . .

for a one word description of Shrub. Liar would have been the first word to come to mind. Oh, well, at least the nation is beginning to catch up.

[Melodybe]

5. Coming from someone who didn't believe him on Sep 12th

WTF has taken them so long? Oh well, keep up the good work and the wagging tongues, we are going to take this lying, homophobic, racist, daddy's boy down.

[countmyvote4real]

6. Pants on fire.

Just wait for the media blitz that says otherwise. It's a simultaneous combustible inferno waiting to happen. It would be nice if it did happen, but it won't as long as it's being interpreted by the media whores.

In the end, * lied.

What we the people believe is TBD. Spread the word that he lied. He did. You'll be bringing some truth to the discussion.

FM, I'm ranting. Please, don't hold it aganst me. It's still true.

[snippy]

7. Day by day and voter by voter Bush continues to convince people

that he should not be president. Were it not for 9/11 he would have the worst poll numbers of any politician in history. Even Bar and Poppy would be calling for his removal.