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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Racey_Gracey who wrote (13334)	3/1/2000 12:51:00 PM
From: Zoltan!	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

WHAT IT ALL MEANS The results have important meaning for all four candidates. Yes, the questions are amusing, but they represent important perceptions, attributes and characteristics that candidates either desperately want to have or frantically want to shed. Remember, the 2000 election is more about personalities than issues. Governor Bush is the 'fun candidate' in the race, and that's good news for him. In virtually every presidential election since 1952, the more 'likable' candidate has won. Bush is the top choice among females as the preferred spouse, and among male Republicans as their preferred best man. That says a lot about how comfortable people feel about him. Bush's activities during college have been well documented by the media, as was clear from the poll results. But they have not undermined his support within the Republican community, and these perceptions actually help humanize him. When it comes to the presidency, Americans want a human being, not a robot. Al Gore is the 'brainiac' of this election campaign, the go-to guy for trivia but the run-from guy in terms of his personality. This election is as much about the personality and character of the candidate as it is about where they stand on the issues, and that's bad news for Gore. In particular, the alien and Jerry Springer perceptions, while amusing, still illustrate how the Gore personality gap is really more of a chasm. After eight years, voters still don't feel comfortable with him - and don't want to. Worse yet, according to the poll, voters would rather 'kill themselves' than get stuck alone with him for a week. That tells me that voters really don't want to learn anything more about him, and this may be the most telling result in the entire poll. You just can't find any perceived personal deficiency in how Americans view John McCain. He has all the traits a presidential candidate would want - honesty, trust and confidence. And he's got one key advantage - Americans still want to learn more about him. The fact that more Americans would like to talk to McCain in a chat room and be willing to get stuck alone with him for a week indicates that the 'McCain Fascination Factor' is still alive. According to Kevin McCarthy, the founder of YROCK.com, the new web site conducted this survey to help observers of the electoral process obtain a fresh look at the political contest. "Just as the web has revolutionized the way candidates raise money and reach voters, we wanted a poll that would revolutionize media coverage of the contest. Web politics needs to entertain as well as inform. We think this poll does both," commented McCarthy. McCarthy noted that Governor Bush won virtually every positive attribute and characteristic among Republicans. "This clearly shows how George Bush has maintained his base of support within the GOP, and that is absolutely critical in his efforts to capture the nomination. More importantly, the fact that Bush is the candidate women would most want to marry reflects his capacity to bring women back into the Republican fold," McCarthy concluded. yrock.com