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A Marist College poll found that more than 4 out of ten voters, or 44%, to be more precise, say they plan to vote against President Bush next year. Two years ago, the media was going out of its way to promote the illusion that Bush could walk on water, but not apparently on a Segway scooter. 38% of those voters polled do plan to vote for the Bush, leaving a whopping 18% undecided between Bush and an as yet unnamed Democratic contender (smell the fading of Gephardt and Kerry...).
So what does this all mean? Like most polls, the meaning is what you make of it. To a Republican, Bush is only losing to the ideal dream candidate that exists in voters' minds as more people (yes, American troops!) die in Iraq (some mission accomplished there folks). To Democrats it means that Bush is losing ground to whoever the frontrunner is (Dean, Howard). To everyone else, Bush is only down by a touchdown and could mount a fourth-quarter rally (football reference for those uninitiated).
To Verbal Jazz all this means is that there are political pollsters happily employed in their job of polling. Good show!
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A Marist College poll found that more than 4 out of ten voters, or 44%, to be more precise, say they plan to vote against President Bush next year. Two years ago, the media was going out of its way to promote the illusion that Bush could walk on water, but not apparently on a Segway scooter. 38% of those voters polled do plan to vote for the Bush, leaving a whopping 18% undecided between Bush and an as yet unnamed Democratic contender (smell the fading of Gephardt and Kerry...).
So what does this all mean? Like most polls, the meaning is what you make of it. To a Republican, Bush is only losing to the ideal dream candidate that exists in voters' minds as more people (yes, American troops!) die in Iraq (some mission accomplished there folks). To Democrats it means that Bush is losing ground to whoever the frontrunner is (Dean, Howard). To everyone else, Bush is only down by a touchdown and could mount a fourth-quarter rally (football reference for those uninitiated).
To Verbal Jazz all this means is that there are political pollsters happily employed in their job of polling. Good show!
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