ABC poll finds trust in President eroding-trails Kerry by 8

[JTD]

Bad news for the president:

President trails John Kerry by 8 percentage points
The Associated Press
Updated: 8:24 p.m. ET Feb. 12, 2004WASHINGTON - The public’s trust in President Bush is at the lowest point of his presidency, with about half of those surveyed saying he is honest and trustworthy and almost that many saying he is not, according to a poll released Thursday.

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The ABC News-Washington Post poll found that 52 percent felt Bush was trustworthy, while 42 percent did not. The poll found public support for the war in Iraq slipping, and people were about evenly split on whether they approve of the job he is doing as president or not.

For the first time in this poll, support for the war dipped just below half, 48 percent, with an equal share, 50 percent, saying it was not worth fighting.

More than half in the poll, 54 percent, said that the Bush administration intentionally exaggerated the threat from weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but more of that group says administration officials exaggerated the threat than said they lied.

The poll highlighted Bush’s vulnerabilities after a month dominated by the Democratic presidential campaign and an admission by administration officials that banned weapons may not be found in Iraq.

Job approval drops after Kay disclosure
A tracking poll by the National Annenberg Election Survey found that Bush’s overall job approval dropped sharply in late January after David Kay, the former chief U.S. weapons inspector in Iraq, said he did not think those weapons existed.

More than half in the poll, 54 percent, said that the Bush administration intentionally exaggerated the threat from weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.




In a matchup with Democratic front-runner John Kerry, Bush trailed the Massachusetts senator by 51 percent to 43 percent.

The public remains strongly supportive of Bush on his handling of the campaign against terrorism and his leadership skills — with six in 10 or more approving of him on terrorism and saying he is a strong leader.

Almost half in the poll, 47 percent, said the economy has gotten worse while Bush was president — reflecting recent signs that consumers are growing more anxious about the economy. Only four in 10 said Bush understand the problems of people like them.

The poll of 1,003 adults was taken Tuesday and Wednesday. It has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points

Thoughts?


BTW, I'm as strong a Kerry supporter as you could possibly be, but even I don't belive Bush lied about WMD. I think he exxagerated, yes, of course. But I'll give him credit for actually believing what he said. In fact, I would even say that he was mislead by Cheney and Rumsfeld into the Iraq war, but that still raises questions about his presidency.

[David]

Polls mean nothing. That's all I can say.

[Kelly]

Bad news for the president:

President trails John Kerry by 8 percentage points
The Associated Press
Updated: 8:24 p.m. ET Feb. 12, 2004WASHINGTON - The public’s trust in President Bush is at the lowest point of his presidency, with about half of those surveyed saying he is honest and trustworthy and almost that many saying he is not, according to a poll released Thursday.

advertisement

The ABC News-Washington Post poll found that 52 percent felt Bush was trustworthy, while 42 percent did not. The poll found public support for the war in Iraq slipping, and people were about evenly split on whether they approve of the job he is doing as president or not.

For the first time in this poll, support for the war dipped just below half, 48 percent, with an equal share, 50 percent, saying it was not worth fighting.

More than half in the poll, 54 percent, said that the Bush administration intentionally exaggerated the threat from weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but more of that group says administration officials exaggerated the threat than said they lied.

The poll highlighted Bush’s vulnerabilities after a month dominated by the Democratic presidential campaign and an admission by administration officials that banned weapons may not be found in Iraq.

Job approval drops after Kay disclosure
A tracking poll by the National Annenberg Election Survey found that Bush’s overall job approval dropped sharply in late January after David Kay, the former chief U.S. weapons inspector in Iraq, said he did not think those weapons existed.

More than half in the poll, 54 percent, said that the Bush administration intentionally exaggerated the threat from weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.




In a matchup with Democratic front-runner John Kerry, Bush trailed the Massachusetts senator by 51 percent to 43 percent.

The public remains strongly supportive of Bush on his handling of the campaign against terrorism and his leadership skills — with six in 10 or more approving of him on terrorism and saying he is a strong leader.

Almost half in the poll, 47 percent, said the economy has gotten worse while Bush was president — reflecting recent signs that consumers are growing more anxious about the economy. Only four in 10 said Bush understand the problems of people like them.

The poll of 1,003 adults was taken Tuesday and Wednesday. It has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points

Thoughts?


BTW, I'm as strong a Kerry supporter as you could possibly be, but even I don't belive Bush lied about WMD. I think he exxagerated, yes, of course. But I'll give him credit for actually believing what he said. In fact, I would even say that he was mislead by Cheney and Rumsfeld into the Iraq war, but that still raises questions about his presidency.

I think so too.

[streetsoldier]

Polls do NOT really mean a thing...especially since the "pollsters" can couch a question in such a way as to GET a "desired response".

Besides, ABC and the Washington Post are not quite what I'd consider "fair and balanced" source material.

And, then...it's only February 12, 2004; a LOT can and will transpire before the November elections.

[ColdFront77]

Indeed, there are 263 days until the November 3rd Election.

[cycloneye]

Indeed, there are 263 days until the November 3rd Election.

Tom the elections will be on november 2.

[Lindaloo]

Nope polls do not mean a thing. Especially since it is an ABC poll.

[JCT777]

Polls are always biased. If you want a certain result, you simply poll those who you believe will give you the desired result.