My Turn ( A Christian View Point on Everyday Issues and News)

Liberals Just don't get it.

When John kerry took out time just before the first debate to get a tan, remeber his ("orange alert"), my first reaction was "this guy just doesn't get it". I knew he was going to win at least the first debate, let's face it, we all know he is a good debater, but I also knew that the American public was not foolish enough to jump on the Kerry bandwagon just because he looks good and well rested or just because he won a debate.

The latest Usatoday/CNN/Gallup poll just released by drudge shows Bush with an 8 point lead among Likely voters.

The most amazing fact of the poll is that people think John Kerry is just too liberal. Wow! I thought the liberal idea was supposed to be the view of "the majority"? The poll has this to say

For one thing, the charge that Kerry is too liberal, which Bush emphasized mostly in the third and last debate on Wednesday night, seems to be sticking. Nearly half say Kerry's political views are too liberal. (Four in ten say Bush is too conservative.) But didn't Kerry win the debate? Yes, as with the first two debates, the public thinks Kerry did the better job on Wednesday night. But as Al Gore learned in 2000, winning a debate on points does not necessarily translate into votes or make a candidate more popular. As in 2000, Bush's favorable ratings -- Americans view of him as a person -- went up after a debate that he lost. Kerry's favorable rating has remained flat. Republicans seem more enthusiastic about the election, and thus more likely to vote, as reflected in the Gallup likely voter model.

CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL
October 14-16
Likely Voters'
Choice for President

Now Oct. 9-10

Bush 52% 48%
Kerry 44 49
Nader 1 1

Sampling error: +/-4% pts


QUESTION: Next, we'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. A. George W. Bush B. John Kerry

CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL
October 14-16
Kerry's Political Views

Too liberal 47%
About right 38
Too conservative 9

Sampling error: +/-3% pts

CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL
October 14-16
Bush's Political Views

Too liberal 14%
About right 41
Too conservative 40

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The American people are not blind, neither are we stupid. We are electing the President of the United States, not the President of the college debating club.

posted by elizabeth @ 1:05 PM