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| Kerry Poll Rank Lower Than Dukakis, Jesse Jackson, Martha Stewart, Putin |
| 2004-09-14 |
| *snicker* Tue Sep 14 2004 12:06:00 ET In last week's WASHINGTONPOSTWABCNEWS Poll, John F. Kerry was viewed favorably by 36 percent of registered voters, down 18 points over the past six months. But just how low Kerry's standing has fallen cannot be appreciated fully without comparing his standing with that of other household names in GALLUP polls over the years, the POST's Dana Milbank reported on Tuesday. Kerry finds himself in a dead heat with Martha Stewart and Joseph McCarthy, and behind Herbert Hoover -- although he narrowly beats O.J. Simpson. Michael Jordan: 83 (2000) Tony Blair: 76 (2003) Pope John Paul II: 73 (2003) Democratic Party: 54 (2004) John Ashcroft: 49 (2003) Michael Dukakis: 47 (1988) Prince Charles: 45 (2003) Herbert Hoover: 43 (1944) Jesse Jackson: 38 (2003) Vladimir Putin: 38 (2003) John Kerry: 36 (2004) Martha Stewart: 36 (2004) Joseph McCarthy: 35 (1954) |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #17 I think you're right on the money in #7, lex. But I also agree with Bomb-a-rama. It was raw strength of will that most Americans were looking for. They made their collective decision during the RNC. George Bush is a fighter. John Kerry is not. Should the poll results reverse again, Karl Rove will just dream up a new way to put Mr. Kerry in a bad light. Mr. Kerry can blame it all on his campaign advisors. But he is still the one ultimately responsible. |
| Posted by: Mister Write 2004-09-14 11:49:27 PM |
| #16 BaR: One with a SUV. |
| Posted by: Charles 2004-09-14 8:08:41 PM |
| #15 OK, Kerry still has a shot. But only if gasoline prices rise sharply before Nov. You're kidding, right? What kind of moron would base their vote on the current price of gas? |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-09-14 5:09:54 PM |
| #14 OK, Kerry still has a shot. But only if gasoline prices rise sharply before Nov. Somehow I think Rove and Bush have taken that into account. |
| Posted by: lex 2004-09-14 4:42:46 PM |
| #13 Equal to Martha Stewart - But does he have a meringue recipe? Scott Peterson wants to know! |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-09-14 4:38:28 PM |
| #12 A tick away from Tailgunner Joe, too. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHHA! I smell The Toricelli Option in the air. Who do you reckon would be the stand-in? |
| Posted by: eLarson 2004-09-14 4:26:08 PM |
| #11 Reminds me of those old Bloom County cartoons where Milo would read the poll numbers to Opus the Penguin who was running for VP. Just above Mondale, just below stewed prunes. |
| Posted by: Dreadnought 2004-09-14 3:56:02 PM |
| #10 Do these numbers show the average, or the lowest numbers achieved by the folks in question. I'm guessing they were cherry-picked to make the point. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2004-09-14 3:43:37 PM |
| #9 PA and OH dhimmi's are probably regretting their decision not to put Nader on the ballot about now. If sKerry's numbers fall any farther, Nader is their best shot. |
| Posted by: 2B 2004-09-14 3:07:48 PM |
| #8 ZF--D'OH! You're right! I'm a doofus! Dammit! Oh, well--Dukakis was still beat by a Bush, so hopefully Kerry's even lower showing will amount to the same thing. Thanks for pointing that out. Lex--FL is putting Nader on the ballot, but PA ruled him out a couple weeks ago (I posted here but am too lazy to search for link right now). Don't know about OH. |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-09-14 2:56:28 PM |
| #7 If Nader gets on the ballot in FL PA and OH, then Kerry's toast. He can't move to the left without sacrificing normal, moderate, hawkish Dems esp jewish ones in Miami, Philly, Cleveland (goodbye FL PA OH). He can't move to the right without sacrificing enough lefties to Nader top tip those states to W. |
| Posted by: lex 2004-09-14 2:52:04 PM |
| #6 Gipper was pegged as an imbecil and fool - just like W. |
| Posted by: 2B 2004-09-14 2:49:02 PM |
| #5 Dar: Reagan won 49 out of 50 states' electoral votes when he faced Dukakis. Reagan faced Mondale. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-09-14 2:45:04 PM |
| #4 The Gipper was a lot more likeable than W. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-09-14 2:03:08 PM |
| #3 Well, if there's anything about it that really encourages me, it's that he ranks lower than Dukakis. Reagan won 49 out of 50 states' electoral votes when he faced Dukakis. |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-09-14 1:50:57 PM |
| #2 Exactly Dar, but I think they are alluding to Kerry’s surge (downward) in ‘battleground’ states. However, Kerry’s has never had a high ‘likeability’ on every poll taken and lags far behind the President. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2004-09-14 1:45:19 PM |
| #1 Just saw this on Drudge myself, but it really seems to be a non-story. It certainly doesn't warrant top billing on the site. Where's Dubya's name in this poll for comparison? How 'bout Nader? I don't know why Matt is posting this so prominently on his site. It's incomplete. |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-09-14 1:33:29 PM |