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To: LindyBill who wrote (42570)	5/6/2004 2:55:42 PM
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W edges Kerry: poll By HELEN KENNEDY NY DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU Thursday, May 6th, 2004 WASHINGTON - Approval for the job President Bush is doing has hit a record low, but voters don't much like the prospect of John Kerry replacing him, according to a new poll. In particular, voters quizzed in the Quinnipiac University survey are unhappy with how Bush has handled Iraq, but they prefer him over Kerry to dig the country out of the quagmire. "We asked, 'Did the Bush administration screw up the aftermath of Iraq?' Sixty-seven [percent] ... said yes. "But when we asked, 'Who do you trust to clean it up,' we got Bush 48% to 37%," said polling director Maurice Carroll. In the national poll of 2,000 registered voters, Bush's approval rating is down to 46%, with 47% disapproving - the first time the latter number is higher. A CBS News poll last week also found Bush had a 46% approval rating. Most of the Quinnipiac poll was taken before pictures of Iraqi prisoners being tortured hit the airwaves. Pollsters and political analysts do not yet have a sense of how the growing scandal will play out politically. Bush leads Kerry by 44% to 43%, but if independent candidate Ralph Nader is included, he picks up 6% and Bush leads Kerry 43% to 40%. "This says the Republican assault on Kerry as a flip-flopper and not solid on foreign affairs is working," Carroll said. Asked about Bush's team, voters gave a big thumbs down to Vice President Cheney - only 39% approve of the veep - and huzzahs to Secretary of State Powell, of whom only 19% disapprove. "Bush and his team are going down in their approval ratings, but Sen. Kerry is going nowhere," Carroll said. Campaigning in California, Kerry shrugged off the polls. "We're six months from the election, and I like where we are today," he said. Kerry launched a $25 million ad blitz this week to counter Bush's attack ads, seeking to introduce himself to voters in battleground states with a warm and fuzzy bio ad. A slew of polls in the last month have found Kerry leading Bush by a hair, but losing by a few points if Nader is factored in. Nader has yet to get on any ballots, and 52% of his supporters said they might change their minds about voting for him.