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To: Bill who wrote (23380)	2/15/2002 4:01:01 PM
From: Joe Btfsplk	Respond to of 59480

Rot from within: Zogby International Email Release: Bush job performance lowest since before 9/11; Voters split on rolling back tax cut; They strongly prefer tax roll back if it means more money for programs A new Zogby America poll shows President George W. Bush's job performance rating at its lowest level since September 11th. Another 25% rate him fair or poor. For more results click: zogby.com The poll, conducted of 714 likely voters nationwide from January 31st through February 2nd, shows voters giving Bush a 73% positive job performance rating. At the same time 86% rate his performance positively on handling the terrorist attacks. Bush's previous low after Sept. 11th was on November 11, 2001 at 76% positive. On September 4th, his job performance was only at 50% positive. The poll has a margin of sampling error of +/- 3.7%. Regarding disagreement between prominent Democrats like Senate Majority Leader, Tom Daschle and the White House over the tax cut passed last year, 46% prefer rolling back the tax cut while 44% oppose it. At the same time, voters more strongly favor rolling back the tax cut if it means more money for government programs. The following table illustrates: ----------------------------------------------- Favor --------- Oppose ----------- Do you favor or oppose rolling 46% 44% back the tax cut passed last year? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tell me if you favor or oppose the tax cut 69% 29% if it means the government has more money available for education? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tell me if you favor or oppose the tax cut 71% 27% if it means the government has more money available for a prescription drug program for seniors? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tell me if you favor or oppose the tax cut 63% 34% if it means the government has more money available for environmental protection? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tell me if you favor or oppose the tax cut if 63% 32% it means the deficits would decrease? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pollster, John Zogby: "Voter's expectations for government performance have risen dramatically since 9/11. The debate on the tax cut versus more spending will be a hot one this year. Thus far, it's looking like it could favor the Democrats." For more results click: zogby.com