Bush, Kerry Still Running Even in Presidential Race, AP Says
April 9 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush and Massachusetts Senator John Kerry remain about even in the U.S. presidential campaign, the Associated Press reported, citing a poll of 1,001 adults it conducted with Ipsos-Public Affairs.
Bush received 45 percent of voters and Kerry 44 percent in the poll taken April 5-7, AP said. In the poll March 1-3, Bush polled 46 percent and Kerry 45 percent. Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate running as an independent, received 6 percent support in both polls, AP reported.
Almost half of those polled, 49 percent, said military action in Iraq has raised the threat of terrorism, while 28 percent said the threat has decreased, AP said. In a February Poll, 38 percent said military action had increased the risk of terrorism, the newswire said.
Bush's overall job rating was basically unchanged from a month ago, with 48 percent of those polled approving and 50 percent disapproving, AP said.
Growing fears among those polled about the situation in Iraq and doubts about Bush's handling of domestic and foreign affairs haven't helped Kerry, and Bush generally gets higher marks than Kerry on handling foreign policy and terrorism, even as Bush's own ratings have slipped, AP said.
The poll included 758 registered voters and had a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points, AP said.
(AP 4-8 Online) |
