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

To: Frank Griffin who wrote (46194)	10/14/2000 2:22:32 PM
From: greenspirit	Respond to of 769667

Yup, he was probably drunk-as-a-skunk though. If it had been practically anyone else, he would have served time in jail. However, Bostonians, so used to placing a check mark next to a Kennedy name (like a bunch of mindless robots) rewarded him by sending him to the Senate for life.

To: Frank Griffin who wrote (46194)	10/14/2000 3:15:00 PM
From: greenspirit	Respond to of 769667

BUSH LEADS GORE BY FIVE POINTS; 48 TO 43 New York -- Texas Governor George W. Bush has a five point lead on Vice President Al Gore (48% vs. 43%) among likely voters, according to the latest TIME/CNN poll. drudgereport.com The poll also shows that 87% of Gore voters and 93% of Bush voters say they will definitely vote for their candidate. These numbers are up sharply from just a week ago when 80% said they would definitely vote for Gore and 84% for Bush. Poll Results will appear in TIME's issue on newsstands Monday, October 16th. More surveyed see Bush than Gore as being honest and trustworthy enough to be president (64% vs. 55%). The poll also shows that more than half of those surveyed (55%) think that Gore changes his mind too often on important issues just to win votes, compared with 34% who think that of Bush. Regardless of how they plan to vote in November, of those surveyed who watched Wednesday)%s presidential debate, half (51%) think that Bush did a better job than Gore (35%). Among that same group, they said Bush was more likeable than Gore (54% vs. 35%); was more believable (49% vs. 42%); seemed more presidential (46% vs. 43%); had better command of the facts (45% vs. 43%) and was more polite (46% vs. 35%). Gore scored higher on having more to say on the issues (50% vs. 35%) and being a better debater (49% to 38%). Seventy-four percent say that the debate did not help them make up their minds on who to vote for. Among registered voters surveyed, 41% expect Bush to win in November vs. 39% for Gore. Just last week, when asked that same question, it was 47% Gore vs. 33% Bush. Given current events, 60% say Gore would be good in an international crisis compared with 57% who say that of Bush. However, Bush is seen as likely to do a better job in maintaining military preparedness (62% vs. 33%). On who would do a better job in the Middle East, Bush has a three point lead (45% vs. 42%). The TIME/CNN poll was conducted by telephone with 1,218 voters, including 603 likely voters, on October 12-13, 2000 by Yankelovich Partners. The margin of error for the total sample is +/- 2.8%. END