AP Poll: More Voters See Bush As Arrogant

[papau]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=716&e=3&u=/ap/20040713/ap_on_el_pr/candidate_qualities

AP Poll: More Voters See Bush As Arrogant

By WILL LESTER, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - President Bush is viewed by more American voters as decisive and arrogant than Democratic rival John Kerry , according to an Associated Press poll. Voters are more likely to see Kerry as intelligent.

Asked who makes them feel more optimistic about the future, slightly more voters choose Bush than Kerry, the poll conducted for the AP by Ipsos-Public Affairs found. Both candidates are viewed as wealthy by nearly all voters, with slightly more seeing Bush as wealthy than Kerry. <snip>

The poll asked voters whether they would or would not use each of seven words — likable, intelligent, decisive, compassionate, honest, arrogant and wealthy — to describe Bush and then Kerry.

Kerry and Bush are evenly matched on qualities like compassion, honesty and likability. But Bush has a 22-point edge over Kerry on the question of who is decisive. Two-thirds said Bush is decisive and fewer than half said that of Kerry. Only two-thirds of Democrats said Kerry is decisive. <snip>

Bush's confidence and unwillingness to change his stand despite opposition are viewed negatively by some. A majority, 52 percent, said he's arrogant, more than the 44 percent who view Kerry that way. <snip>

[amber dog democrat]

1. Don't forget stupid too.

He certainly is making a difference out there.

[Gman]

2. good word

[papau]

3. Local CBC, ABC, NBC all dropped "Arrogant" from radio report!

not that we censor the news in the US!

:-)

[amber dog democrat]

4. It looks like they are trying to avoid losing " access '

by being less inflamatory. The agents of the Chimp have far seeing eyes.
Why am I not surprised?

[Doosh]

5. this is a big deal

considering he's worked so damn hard to try and cultivate this "humble plain spoken texan" image.

[dolstein]

6. Well, the GOP has persuaded newscasters to use the term "flip flop"

every time they talk about Kerry. That's obviously had an effect.