Kerry tops Bush by 18 points in New York, college poll finds

[Khephra]

Kerry tops Bush by 18 points in New York, college poll finds

Democratic challenger John Kerry tops President George W. Bush 53 – 35 percent among New York State voters, with four percent for independent candidate Ralph Nader, according to a Quinnipiac University poll. With Nader out of the race, Sen. Kerry is ahead 55 – 35 percent.

New York voters disapprove of the job President Bush is doing 59 – 37 percent, little changed from a 58 – 36 percent disapproval June 16, the worst score ever measured in any statewide or national poll by the independent Quinnipiac University.

Going to war in Iraq was the wrong thing to do, New York State voters say 57 – 39 percent.

http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/Quinn_poll-16Aug04.htm

(Hillary and Schumer poll numbers follow the clipped section.)

[Democat]

1. Why would the Republicans have their convention in New York?

Hillary and Schumer are looking great in those additional numbers too. :)

[truthisfreedom]

2. because they are delusional idiots?

why else?

[LynneSin]

3. Well they're not there to politicize 9/11 - they would never do a thing...

like that

:mad:

[mountebank]

6. If the protests are not peaceful, it can only be bad for Dems.....

Imagine news footage of rabid anti-Bush protestors smashing shit playing on television screens from Ohio to Florida.

Norman Mailer is convinced it's a trap. I tend to agree.

While I feel politicizing 9/11 was their primary reason, bad press and backlash to protests is their Trojan Horse.

[Stuckinthebush]

4. Riddle me this...

Why does New York...clearly a Democratic state...have a Republican as its governor?

[calico1]

5. CT and MA, are also Democratic

states and also have Republican Governors. Republicans get elected because the ones that run in these states are Moderates. Pataki is pro choice, for example. So usually there is not a huge difference as far as social policy goes and people just vote for the one they think will do the better job. Since they are not concerned about abortion rights, privacy, etc. being threatened, they can vote for a Republican. Also, in NY State, the city is very Democratic but go to areas like Buffalo, Syracuse, etc. and you will find more Moderates in those areas.

[TahitiNut]

20. Well, Buffalo's more liberal than either Syracuse or Rochester.

At least they were before the neocon-metastasis in the 70's. The southern tier and upstate (e.g. Watertown) both crawl with the 'living brain-dead' though. There're some pretty anachronistic conservatives 'round those parts, too.

[irancontra]

12. I agree,

it is time to have a governor who's in touch. "oh he's such a strong president oh he came to the firemen and smothered them " :puke:

[Eurobabe]

15. Pataki is such a dork, I can't figure that one either...

and 3 terms! Could one of you NY'ers please 'splain it?

[mountebank]

7. Bush up by 74%, poll at Topeka NASCAR rally finds

Sorry - the headline just struck me as funny.

[Jack Rabbit]

8. Bush is running ads in California. Will he campign in New York?

Bring it on! He's wasting time and money here; Kerry has a 10-12% lead in the polls and few people are going to change their minds in the next eleven weeks.

So will he waste time and money in New York, where he'e even further behind?

[Democat]

9. He will raise money in NY and CA, that's it

Other than that, he can't show his face without big protests.

[takumi]

10. N.Y. Senate Candidate Calls For Springsteen Boycott

http://www.wnbc.com/politics/3657342/detail.html

[Jack Rabbit]

11. Ms. O'Grady is entitled to her opinion

However, referring to Springsteen as a "song and dance" act really shows her ignorance. The Boss is not Fred Astaire.

[newyawker99]

18. Hi takumi!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[TankLV]

13. Ahh - ano ther "slight" lead, I see.

But bunkerboy, with his LOSING the popular vote, and with his 1% or 2% phoney leads is still and overwhelmingly "popular war time president".

Go figure.

[Catfight]

14. Just imagine if the press reported the truth about Bush, he'd be impeached

by now!

[NewYorkerfromMass]

16. Interesting. Bush hasn't lost support in NY since 2000

where he got 35% of the total to Gore's 60%. I respect Quinnipiac very much and wonder what this would mean if projected nationally.
I suspect it will be very close yet again.

[Can o Beans]

17. This just means that

the Repug base is about 35%. The base would vote for him if he set puppies on fire in the town square.

[newyawker99]

19. Hi Can o Beans!!

Welcome to DU !! :toast: