The entire Mid-east is the terrorist's home turf. Don't start using insulting terms. As you know, that's the last resort of the mentally bankrupt so I'm sure you won't start down that road. I believe the following poll:
Thursday , September 25, 2003
WASHINGTON — President Bush and the Democrats are closely matched among voters more than a year before the presidential election, says a bipartisan poll released Thursday.
Voters like the president personally and favor his efforts on fighting terrorism while they view Democrats as stronger on the economy and other domestic issues, the survey found.
The Battleground 2004 poll showed people were evenly divided on whether they thought Bush should be re-elected or it's time to give someone new a chance to be president. He had a slight lead in a head-to-head matchup with an unnamed Democrat.
Republican pollster Goeas said Bush's overall position in the polls is fairly strong given the general pessimism about the country's direction.
"You can't underestimate the depth of connection of this president to voters" after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, Goeas said, adding the job approval number and other measures don't reflect that connection. "The events of Sept. 11 were a defining moment."
Democrat's pollster Lake said Democrats are able to challenge Bush on foreign policy now because of growing doubts about postwar Iraq.
Bush had a 54 percent job approval rating in the poll and two-thirds said they like him personally.
In other findings:
--Asked what will convince them the economy is improving, six in 10 said a drop in the unemployment rate.
--While Democrats were favored on the economy and health care, Bush had the upper hand on foreign policy and the campaign against terror.
The poll of 1,000 registered voters who said they are likely to vote was taken Sept. 7-10 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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