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To: Karin who wrote (44065)	7/29/2004 9:44:36 PM
From: calgal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 59480

CBS Poll: Kerry Still Losing Vet Vote to Bush Military veterans still aren't buying into Sen. John Kerry's campaign sales pitch that his service in Vietnam qualifies him to be commander in chief, the latest CBS News poll shows. The survey - taken on the eve of the Democratic convention and never mentioned in formal news reports - shows that veterans back President Bush over Kerry, 47 percent to 41 percent. Story Continues Below Kerry's fellow Vietnam veterans were not surveyed independently. But anecdotal evidence suggests that most veterans of that era still harbor deep resentment against Kerry because of anti-war protests where he trashed his comrades in arms as war criminals and cavorted with Vietnam Veteran Public Enemy No. 1, Jane Fonda. The survey shows some improvement for the Massachusetts Democrat over a CBS poll taken in June, where Kerry trailed Bush with veterans by 15 points. Still, if the presidential challenger doesn't top Bush in the veterans catagory by the end of the Democratic convention, it's sure to be a huge political embarrassment. To that end, the Kerry-Edwards campaign has rounded up support from a handful of ex-military commanders such as former Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. William J. Crowe, who also vouched for Bill Clinton's national security credentials in 1992. But outside of a few of Kerry's Swift Boat comrades, of those who served with him in Vietnam seem to oppose his bid for the White House. In May, 220 out of the 229 Swift Boat veterans contacted by the group "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" signed an open letter questioning Kerry's fitness to serve as commander in chief. Among those registering their objections to Kerry was the entire chain of command he served under in Vietnam, including Lt. Cmdr. Grant Hibbard; Lt. Cmdr. George Elliott; Capt. Charles Plumly; Capt. Adrian Lonsdale, USCG; and Rear Adm. Roy Hoffman. newsmax.com

To: Karin who wrote (44065)	7/29/2004 9:45:15 PM
From: calgal	Respond to of 59480

Poll Shows Kerry Support Slipping NewsMax.com's Fr. Michael Reilly says there's bad news for the Kerry-Edwards ticket in the latest major media poll. A Washington Post/ABC poll conducted just before the Democratic convention could spell trouble for Sen. John Kerry at just the time he’s seeking a major post-convention bounce. Story Continues Below The poll shows the Bush-Cheney ticket leading Kerry-Edwards by a margin of 48 percent to 46 percent, indicating that whatever bounce John Kerry got from adding Edwards to the ticket has now evaporated. In more bad news for Kerry, Bush now leads him on four of six key issues, and Kerry has lost significant ground in all six issues over the last month. On terrorism, Bush leads Kerry by a margin of 55 percent to 37 percent. [No "Fahrenheit 9/11" bounce for Kerry?] On taxes, it's Bush over Kerry, 49 percent to 43 percent. On Iraq, Bush leads 52 percent to 40 percent On the economy, it's Bush over Kerry, 47 percent to 46 percent. On education, however, Kerry has a slight lead over Bush, 45 percent to 44 percent. And on health care, Kerry also holds an edge, 47 percent to 44 percent. Worse still for Democrats, Americans give Bush higher marks than Kerry on an array of personal characteristics. 55 percent see him as the stronger leader; only 36 percent say that's true of Kerry. 64 percent see Bush as the more consistent of the two candidates. Only 24 percent give Kerry that title. [The GOP's flip-flop campaign apparently worked after all.] 46 percent see Bush as more honest; only 40 percent say that's true of Kerry. Asked who will keep the country safer, again poll respondents picked Bush over Kerry - 54 percent to 38 percent. Asked which candidate shares your values, 49 percent picked Bush, only 43 percent chose Kerry. One of the few areas where Kerry maintains an advantage is on the question of who best understands the concerns of average Americans, where the Democrat leads Bush, 46 percent to 42 percent. But in more bad news for Democrats, starting Thursday night, when the party officially nominates Kerry, he must comply with federal limits that cap his campaign expenditures at $75 million for the duration. Kerry campaign spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter admitted on Tuesday that the budget constraints will force the Kerry-Edwards campaign to "go dark" for the month of August. Meanwhile, the Bush-Cheney campaign will be able to advertise significantly throughout the summer - all the way to Sept. 1, when Bush is nominated. At that point, public attention will be focused and Bush's post-convention bounce will likely enable him to sustain a significant lead in the polls throughout the fall. newsmax.com