worried about those Bush poll #s? Read this for a reality check

[librechik]

http://www.emergingdemocraticmajorityweblog.com/donkeyrising/archives/000475.shtml

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"April 22, 2004

So, What's Really Happening in the Battleground States?
The recent Gallup and ABC News/Washington Post polls have gotten a lot of Democrats worried about how well Bush is apparently doing. I've argued in the last couple of days that these worries are considerably exaggerated and that developments in the last six weeks fundamentally weaken Bush, whether or not some polls show him ahead in the horse race.

Still, I know many are worried that Bush's ads in the battleground states have worked and that, to be doing so well in general, he must be making serious progress in those contested states.

To which I say: wrong! The Annenberg election survey results I reviewed earlier showed that Kerry's favorabilty rating remained unchanged in the battleground states and that persuadable voters were uninclined to drink the Republican Kool-Aid about Kerry flip-flopping, believing Bush, more than Kerry, exhibited that behavior.

And now check out these just-released findings from the same ABC News poll that contributed to Democrats' anguish about Bush being ahead. According to data in The Hotline (I can't find any link yet on a public website, but I'm sure one will eventually appear), Kerry is ahead of Bush by 4 points in the battleground states (50-46). He's even ahead of Bush by 2 points in these states with Nader thrown into the mix and drawing a ridiculous 7 percent...."(more)

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[goclark]

1. Hope You Are Right!

It is hard to believe that with all of this new information there could still be anyone that would vote for Bushco.

I was in the book store buying Richard Clarke's book. The clerk was an African American male. I was shock when he said,"I have always been a Republican but I can't vote for Bush!"

The next day I was taking to a dear friend that had always been Republican. He volunteered that he just could not vote for Bush. He hates to see him on his TV and will turn him off in a heartbeat.


That happened just this week!

[demosincebirth]

2. I certainly agree.

[samsingh]

3. thanks - that makes me feel better

the battle is still on.

[wabeewoman]

4. Thanks.

I was just thinking I needed a contingency plan in case bush is elected for what to do if they try to draft my daughter. I'm trying to keep the faith in the american people but its hard....