New ABC News Poll Shows Sen. Kerry Gaining Ground on President Bush

[unfrigginreal]

ABC Poll: Bush's Loss Is Kerry's Gain

Oct. 14, 2004 -- President Bush and Sen. John Kerry leave the presidential debates at near-parity in their personal popularity — a significant gain for Kerry, and a loss of ground for Bush, that spell a toughly fought battle in the campaign's closing weeks.

Today 48 percent of likely voters have a basically favorable opinion of Kerry, up nine points since before the first debate; 43 percent view him unfavorably. In the same time Bush's unfavorable rating has gained six points — 40 percent then, 46 percent now. Bush's advantage on favorability, the most basic measure of a public figure's popularity, is gone.

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The debates — particularly the first debate, which Kerry was broadly seen as having won — clearly changed the complexion of the contest, breathing new life into Kerry's campaign by lifting him over the hurdle of basic acceptability. And the rise in Bush's unfavorable rating suggests he did himself no particular favors in the same debates. The question is where the candidates, with their newfound parity in favorability and vote preference, go from here in the campaign's final sprint.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=165778

[unfrigginreal]

1. kick - Whatsa matter? Nobody interested in good news this morning?

:kick:

[GiovanniC]

2. Ha Ha!

It's just like your name. Un friggin real.

Some people apparently ENJOY piss in their Cheerios.

[DeaconBlues]

5. why should they keep good news kicked?

its not what they get paid for

[Lerkfish]

7. woohoo! I am interested in good news. thanks!

:kick:

[cthrumatrix]

3. AWOL got "swept"...that the only news...

[slinkerwink]

4. kick

[Maestro]

6. I think that is great news!

Now that stupid Zogby shows Shrub up by four and William Pitt says Zogby is usually more reliable.

[DemocracyInaction]

8. THANK YOU---that's what I said in about sentence 3 of my post

about MSNBC announcing the Zogby poll; they also announced the ABC poll as now a tie. But people don't read that far.

[WI_DEM]

9. I hope their tracking poll tonight which includes yesterday will

be as positive.

[trogdor]

10. We're pissed off at the media whores today.

Over the endless repetition of the Cheneys' fake indignation at Kerry's mention of their gay daughter. The latest rumor is that Kerry has lost his post-debate momentum over it, even though the comment contained absolutely nothing derogatory or offensive.

NASCAR uses flow restrictors to handicap their races; the media uses stuff like this to handicap a national election. We've pretty much lost control of our own democracy to the likes of CNN, who are more interested in keeping things interesting than in the democratic process. That's enough to disgust anyone.

You all should go over to http://www.republicansareidiots.com, where I award a Gillespie to the Second "Lady" for her gross hypocrisy - and just being a <cartman>stupid bitch</cartman>.

[senseandsensibility]

11. I'm interested!

Thanks! I'm just in a rush for work. Is there a head to head part of this poll, too! Sorry, don't have time to look now. Thanks again.

[DaveinMD]

12. remember

their likely voter screen is messed up too. Its extremely exclusionary. Add three points to Kerry.

[newyawker99]

13. kick for good news!

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[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

14. Thanks for this

Major :kick:

[qanda]

15. Kick

For the DU Hand Wringers!

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[gratuitous]

16. So Kerry's unfavorable ratings are below Bush's

But he's just "gaining ground," is that it? How about this for your headline, ABC: "Kerry mops floor with Bush".

[Lex]

17. Everyone knows Smirk is an ignoramus now.

So the people who vote for him are trying to rationalize their vote at this point. But they know.