Lessons of history give Bush no comfort: 'The president has been in office nearly four years and is well known, yet his job performance rating is not where he would want it.' Deborah McGregor reports LONDON 2ND EDITION

Many political analysts are not terribly surprised that Mr [John Kerry] has not fully benefited from Mr [George W. Bush]'s sagging ratings. A New York Times/CBS News poll released this week appears to confirm that sentiment: although Mr Bush's approval rating was at 42 per cent, the poll s...

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Published inThe Financial times (London ed.)
Main Author McGregor, Deborah
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) The Financial Times Limited 01.07.2004
Subjects
American history
Bush, George W
Candidates
Elections
International relations
Job performance
Kerry, John F
McGregor, Deborah
Negative campaigning
Political advertising
Political conventions
Polls & surveys
Prime ministers
Ratings & rankings
State visits
Voters
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Summary:Many political analysts are not terribly surprised that Mr [John Kerry] has not fully benefited from Mr [George W. Bush]'s sagging ratings. A New York Times/CBS News poll released this week appears to confirm that sentiment: although Mr Bush's approval rating was at 42 per cent, the poll showed that nearly 40 per cent of respondents did not have an opinion about Mr Kerry. Perhaps more alarmingly for Mr Kerry, more than half of those polled said they believe he says what he thinks voters want to hear - suggesting that the millions of dollars in negative advertising that the Bush campaign has spent in recent months to portray him as a "waffler" have worked to some extent.
ISSN:0307-1766