Heres why Bush caved (CBS Kerry leads 48-43) (LA Times Kerry 47-44)

[59millionmorons]

Now you know why Rice is testifying.

(CBS) The Congressional hearings on what happened before Sept. 11 appear to have raised concerns about both the Bush administration's credibility and its overall performance, even on the issue on which the administration may be staking its re-election.

The latest CBS News poll, conducted Tuesday through Thursday, shows declines in the president's approval ratings in a number of policy areas, but especially changes in the evaluation of the president's handling of terrorism.

Six in ten Americans are following the hearings closely; 56 percent say the administration is cooperating with the panel. But what the administration is saying does not receives high marks: 59 percent say it is hiding something it knew before Sept. 11, and 11 percent even say it is lying. Only one in four think the administration is telling the entire truth.


So far, the impact on the campaign is mixed. Nationally, the president appears to have lost ground in the last two weeks, trailing Democrat John Kerry among registered voters by five points, 48 percent to 43 percent. However, the election won't be determined by the size of the Democratic or Republican margins in states like Texas, New York and California, the largest states. There are 18 battleground states where the campaigns are already focusing their attention and their advertising campaigns. In those states, the race is tighter, with Mr. Bush receiving 47 percent to Kerry's 45 percent.



http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/02/opinion/polls/main609944.sht...

[Jacobin]

1. Richard Clarke for Vice President!!!

Just finished his book.

The guy is my hero.

[IrateCitizen]

9. You do realize that he is a Republican and an ultra-hawk?

At the end of the first battle of the Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm), he was firmly on the side of Wolfowitz and the neocons in advocating that we march straight to Baghdad.

He essentially IS a neocon at heart, he just doesn't believe in giving in to ideology over immediate facts.

While he should certainly be lauded for coming forward and speaking out, undoubtedly at the threat of his character, it's important to NOT make him into something he ISN'T.

[nostamj]

2. "Only one in four think the administration is telling the entire truth."

that is pretty damning.

and it ain't over yet.

[DemNoir]

3. It just cant be

Was all the hyper-ventilating on DU over the Gallup poll really for nothing?. The sky's not falling? We are not doomed? This shakes my faith in everything.

[59millionmorons]

5. Gallup

The problem with Gallup, as I said when the poll came out is that they only polled adults, 54% of adults don't vote so who cares what they think.

[DemNoir]

7. Yes I know

I wish more people had considered that before they ran off into the streets screaming.

[BOSSHOG]

4. Maybe conservative voters really want the president to tell the truth

rove never thought of that. What a shame.

[DeepModem Mom]

6. Wanted to post somewhere the current top 3 most-emailed...

articles from the Washington Post, info that popped up as I emailed an article. Will post here, as maybe they mirror this polling:


Most E-mailed Articles:

Top Focus Before 9/11 Wasn't on Terrorism (Article)
E-Mail to a Friend

Liberal Radio Network Hits Air With Left Jab (Article)
E-Mail to a Friend

Bush Counsel Called 9/11 Panelist Before Clarke Testified (Article)

[WFF]

8. Why I'm still worried

Take a look at the electoral college breakdown:

http://home.comcast.net/~gerrydal/