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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: bentway who wrote (29913)	6/10/2004 12:21:20 AM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81568

L.A. Times Poll Shows Voters Favor Kerry LOS ANGELES - Doubts about the economy and Iraq (news - web sites) give Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites) a lead over President Bush (news - web sites) among voters nationwide, but more than a third say they still don't know enough about the Democratic challenger, according to a Los Angeles Times poll. The poll found that nearly 60 percent of the registered voters interviewed believe the nation is on the wrong track, the highest level a Times poll has recorded during Bush's term. Kerry led Bush 51 percent to 44 percent, according to the poll, which was posted on the Times Web site Wednesday evening. With independent candidate Ralph Nader (news - web sites) included, Kerry received 48 percent, Bush 42 percent and Nader 4 percent. The poll surveyed 1,230 registered voters nationwide from Saturday to Tuesday. Another 1,982 voters also were interviewed in three heavily contested states: 566 in Missouri, 722 in Ohio and 694 in Wisconsin. In these states Bush either had a lead over Kerry or would run even with him. The margin of error for the national sample was plus or minus three percentage points. It was plus or minus four percentage points for the three states. Though the poll showed that voters may favor Kerry, it also showed that they lack knowledge about him and are less sure about his stance on issues. More than one-third in the national survey said they don't know enough about Kerry to decide whether he would make a better president than Bush. Twice as many voters said Kerry is more likely to flip-flop on issues than Bush. About 40 percent said Bush's agenda has made the nation better off. Joseph Rechtin, a retired postal worker from Cincinnati, said Kerry had made little impression on him, he but wanted a change. "It's more than three years now and we don't seem to be going anywhere at all, and this involvement in Iraq is taking us down the wrong path, so I definitely feel we need a leadership change," Rechtin said. Michelle Mann, a stay-at-home mother in Oklahoma City, was among those who described Bush as a determined president who is fighting for America. "As long as it is best for the American people, he is willing to go the distance," she said. Fifty-four percent polled approved of Bush's performance in the war on terror. However, 44 percent approved of his performance on Iraq, a drop since March, when a slight majority supported his efforts in that country.