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To: maverick61 who wrote (41426)	11/15/2000 4:50:21 PM
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Poll: Gore May Win Strategic Victory, Lose Public Opinion foxnews.com Some eyeopening excerpts: A new survey suggests Americans are largely divided along party lines about the presidential election pandemonium, but many agree on one point: the past week's bizarre events have shaken their confidence in both White House contenders. --------- By a margin of 51 percent to 40 percent, the respondents said Bush "should be the next president of the United States," based on what they currently know about the election. In addition, 52 percent said they believe Bush will be elected president "if the votes are counted perfectly, accurately and honestly in Florida," compared to 32 percent who believe he will lose. Democratic voters, however, sharply favored Gore on both questions, and Republican voters favored Bush, with the independents siding with Bush ----------- There was agreement, however, that the results should not be challenged in court. Regardless of who wins, nearly three of every four voters said they do not want the loser to challenge the decision. Part of the reason is that just 31 percent said they were confident that the courts would make "a fair and just decision." ---------- What remains clear is that whoever ends up occupying the White House will lack major support from both Republicans and Democrats. According to the poll, just 49 percent would feel confidence in the new administration, even if the loser conceded and did not go to court over the results. In addition, 45 percent said a protracted court battle would undermine their confidence in the new administration no matter who wins, and 43 percent believe the election has created a crisis in the country. But neither candidate is without critics. Forty-nine percent of respondents disapproved of the way Gore is handling the situation, with 40 percent approving and 11 percent undecided. Bush fares slightly better, with 40 percent of the voters disapproving, 41 percent approving and 17 percent undecided. ------- A second online Harris Poll of 6,101 likely voters, conduced Monday and Tuesday, found the electorate does not support the hand counting of ballots only in four heavily Democratic counties. Just 6 percent said the four counties should be hand counted, while 23 percent would hand county those four and any other counties requested by either party. Twenty-nine percent would hand count the entire state. But 40 percent oppose any kind of hand counting — and 72 percent of Republicans supported this position. Even Democratic voters opposed the Democrats’ attempt to count just four counties by hand. While Republicans preferred no additional hand counts, 52 percent would support it if it were applied throughout the state. ------------- The turmoil is hurting Gore more than Bush. If Gore wins Florida, 42 percent of voters will believe the results have been arrived at fairly, while 56 percent will believe so if Bush wins.