Poll: 'Wrong Track' Sentiment Boosts Kerry

[Nicholas_J]

Oct. 25, 2004-- Skepticism about the nation's direction is boosting John Kerry's campaign for president: Fifty-five percent of likely voters say the country is on the wrong track, and their discontent is fueling Kerry to an even race against President Bush.

Overall, 49 percent of likely voters now support Kerry, 48 percent Bush, 1 percent Ralph Nader. Given polling tolerances that's essentially a tie, but it is the first time since Aug. 1 that Kerry's held a numerical advantage, however slight, in ABC News polls.
Direction

Discontent is the necessary element in removing an incumbent from office, and Kerry clearly has harnessed much of it: Among likely voters who say the country's on the wrong track, 84 percent support him.

Sampling, data collection and tabulation for this poll were done by TNS.

At the same time, 12 percent of discontented voters are so far sticking with Bush — as are, more naturally, 94 percent of those who say the nation's headed in the right direction. A fundamental question for this election is whether discontent is high enough — and goes strongly enough to the challenger — for the incumbent to lose.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/News/story?id=196472

[Catch22Dem]

1. Sometimes I think...

The respondants who say the country is headed in the wrong direction, but they're voting for Bush, AND those who say the country is headed in the right direction but are voting for Kerry are just fucking with the pollsters. Sounds like something I would do.

[DeepModem Mom]

2. kick