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Bush would beat Democrats, if elections held now: Poll
Washington, Nov 23: US President George W. Bush would win an election against any of the Democratic candidates in the 2004 presidential race, if the vote were held today, according to a new opinion poll.
Washington, Nov 23: US President George W. Bush would win an election against any of the Democratic candidates in the 2004 presidential race, if the vote were held today, according to a new opinion poll.
If Bush ran against former Nato military commander,
retired General Wesley Clark, he would win 49-42 per cent of
the vote, the survey indicated.
A hypothetical matchup against Massachusetts senator John Kerry, would yield Bush an even greater victory -- 49 percent to 41 per cent.
The sitting President would win 52-39 per cent against former Vermont Governor Howard Dean, Missouri Congressman Richard Gephardt and Connecticut senator Joseph Lieberman, indicated the poll which was released late Friday.
The survey also showed dean continues to lead the nine-candidate pack of democrats in the fight for their party's nomination with 14 per cent of the Democratic vote.
He is closely followed by Clark with 12 per cent support, Lieberman -- 11 per cent, Kerry -- nine per cent, Gephardt -- six per cent, North Carolina senator John Edwards and New York civil rights leader al Sharpton -- with five per cent each.
The survey of 1,300 registered voters had a margin of error of 2.7 percentage points.
A hypothetical matchup against Massachusetts senator John Kerry, would yield Bush an even greater victory -- 49 percent to 41 per cent.
The sitting President would win 52-39 per cent against former Vermont Governor Howard Dean, Missouri Congressman Richard Gephardt and Connecticut senator Joseph Lieberman, indicated the poll which was released late Friday.
The survey also showed dean continues to lead the nine-candidate pack of democrats in the fight for their party's nomination with 14 per cent of the Democratic vote.
He is closely followed by Clark with 12 per cent support, Lieberman -- 11 per cent, Kerry -- nine per cent, Gephardt -- six per cent, North Carolina senator John Edwards and New York civil rights leader al Sharpton -- with five per cent each.
The survey of 1,300 registered voters had a margin of error of 2.7 percentage points.
Bureau Report