On March 24th Rasmussen released a poll taken on March 19, 2008 of 500 “likely” Missouri voters. The margin of error is 4.5%.
How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
19% Excellent
19% Good
18% Fair
44% Poor
1% Not sure
That’s 38% approval for dubya in Missouri. Think about that for a minute. After everything that’s gone on the last eight years almost four out of ten people you pass on the street think that dubya is doing a good job. That’s the world we all live in.
2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups
McCain – 50%
Clinton – 41%
Other – 5%
Not Sure – 3%McCain – 53%
Obama – 38%
Other – 7%
Not sure – 2%
Other? Like who? For those folks – how’s the last eight years workin’ out for ya?
I’m certain that McSame’s favorability numbers will go down, just as soon as our lazy and useless media stops fluffing him. Then again, what do you think the odds are of that?
When thinking about how you will vote in the presidential election, which of the following issues is most important – the economy, the War in Iraq, immigration, national security, health care, Social Security, or government ethics and corruption?
The economy – 42%
The War in Iraq – 16%
Immigration – 12%
National security – 9%
Health care – 6%
Social Security – 2%
Government ethics and corruption – 9%
Some other issue – 2%
Not sure – 2%
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Government ethics and corruption? Start talking about the “Keating Five” folks.
Note how this compares with SurveyUSA (March 14-16, 2008):
Top Issues for Next President
Economy – 41%
Health Care – 15%
Iraq – 13%
Terrorism – 9%
Immigration – 8%
Social Security – 4%
Education – 4%
Environment – 2%
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The difference between the two polls in the “Health Care” numbers gives me pause. I’d like to see future polls (and trends) before I start wringing my hands in despair.
This is the consequence of the primary race and the inability for the media to walk and chew gum at the same time.
McCain’s “gaffe” that Iran is training Al Qaeda is much worse than misremembering a visit to Bosnia and being a member in a church where the pastor says some very inflammatory things.
When that phone rings at 3 am in the White House, it would be good to know the person actually has some understanding of the nature of enemy and who supports whom. We know Bush needed a lesson on Islam and Joe Lieberman had to give a mini-lesson to McCain.
If we can come of out this primary united (I don’t believe the polls on those who claim they won’t vote for the other candidate), then we can focus on McCain. And, the slogan is clear: If you liked the last eight years, then vote for McCain because he offers four more of the same.
Here is one poll displaying Hillary being beat less by McCain than is Barack. They are both being defeated by McCain. In prior polls, (national at least) which I note you did not trumpet, McCain was beating Hillary and Obama was handily beating McCain.
I think this shift has little meaning, other than Democrats need to stop trashing each other and go after McCain.
Bill Clinton’s recent football analogies and revised negative attacks give me great pause. I feel he would rather have McCain win in November, than Hillary lose the Primary.
The only winning strategy at his point for the Clintons is to trash Obama and hope that the Superdelegates see him as spoiled. Trouble is, that the negative campaigning and old school political manuevering that they are practicing to accomplish this goal also would doom their own candidate in November…and the Democratic Party for decades to come.
None.
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