Too bad losers he didn't get tossed
out of office, he won the war without losing a soldier and he continues to make me rich
with his economy >>>
Time/CNN Poll Gives Bush
13-Point Lead Over Gore
12:50 a.m. Jun 13, 1999 Eastern
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas
Gov. George W. Bush would beat
Vice President Al Gore by a wide
margin if a presidential election were
held now between the two
opponents, according to a public
opinion poll released Saturday.
Voters would choose Bush over
Gore 55 percent to 42 percent, said
the poll, which was conducted by
Time magazine and CNN and had a
margin of error of plus or minus 3.1
percent.
The release of the poll Saturday
coincided with Bush's announcement
that he was running for president.
Fifth-three percent of those
questioned said Bush was ''a strong
and decisive leader'' compared to 27
percent who thought the same of
Gore.
Bush also won over Gore for having
a ''strong moral character'' (42
percent to 31 percent), being
perceived as ''intelligent'' (36 percent
against 27 percent) and seen as
someone who ''can bring about the
change this country needs'' (49
percent to 30 percent).
Bush and Gore came out about
nearly even on which candidate
''cares about the average American''
with 39 percent choosing Bush and
36 percent going for Gore.
One-third (33 percent) of those
polled said Gore would make an
''average'' president, while 23
percent said he would be ''good,''
and almost 24 percent said Gore
would make a ''poor'' president.
Thirty-one percent of Americans and
25 percent of Republicans said they
don't know very much about Bush.
He was viewed as ''conservative'' by
40 percent, while 27 percent called
him ''moderate'' and 14 percent
thought he was ''liberal.''
Copyright 1999 Reuters Limited.
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