Adam Nagourney, NYT Media Whore -- Poll Shows Tie; Concerns Cited on Both

[kaitykaity]

* I wonder how much they pay him to be a Republican
stenographer. He just cites the stuff without noting
relevance -- incumbents don't win if their approval # is
under 50% for example. What does dangerously low
mean?

:puke:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/19/politics/campaign/19campaign.html?th=&oref=login&pagewanted=print&position=

Poll Shows Tie; Concerns Cited on Both Rivals
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
and JANET ELDER

Two weeks before Election Day, voters hold a sharply critical view of President Bush's record in office, but they have strong reservations about Senator John Kerry, leaving the race in a tie, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll.

Mr. Bush's job approval rating is at 44 percent, a dangerously low number for an incumbent president, and one of the lowest of his tenure. A majority of voters said that they disapproved of the way Mr. Bush had managed the economy and the war in Iraq, and - echoing a refrain of Mr. Kerry's - that his tax cuts had favored the wealthy. Voters said that Mr. Kerry would do a better job of preserving Social Security, creating jobs and ending the war in Iraq.

But a majority of Americans continue to see Mr. Kerry as an untrustworthy politician who will say what he thinks people want to hear. More than half of respondents said they considered him liberal, reflecting a dominant line of attack by Mr. Bush this fall.

The poll found the two candidates each drawing 46 percent of all registered voters in a head-to-head race. Among likely voters in a two-way race, Mr. Bush has 47 percent, with 46 percent for Mr. Kerry.

The Times/CBS poll was conducted over the four days after Mr. Bush and Mr. Kerry concluded the last of their three debates. Some other polls taken during that time have shown Mr. Bush in a slightly stronger position among what they described as likely voters. The variations reflect the difficulty of determining who is going to vote, particularly in a campaign in which both sides have invested so many resources in registering new voters.

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[Sannum]

1. Hey,

Isn't the writer of this article the guy who was called an asshole by Bush? It was Adam something...hmmmm...I need to go to bed, lol

[kaitykaity]

2. That was Adam Clymer.

No, Nagourney wears his media whore kneepads often
and well.

[saracat]

3. Het , at least he admits it's a tie. The asshats at CNN

have been saying Bush leads.

[kaitykaity]

4. lol.

"asshats." I don't know why that makes me laugh.
Maybe because I'm up at 2 in the morning.

Nagourney's lazy. He'd rather recite talking points
than do real reporting. His stories during the early
primary were particularly repetitive. I guess I have
some residual bias.

[The Zanti Regent]

5. Bob Somerby exposes this liar in the Daily Howler

http://www.dailyhowler.com

Nagourney must run through at least a quart of KY jelly every week...