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2006-11-28 Home Front: Politix
Likability poll bad news for "Botched Joke" Kerry

Democratic Sen. John Kerry, mulling a second bid for the U.S. presidency, finished dead last in a poll released on Monday on the likability of 20 top American political figures.
"hey, I'm 21st, with a little PR campaign on Terayzaaa's dime, I can move into the top twenty...I will not allow myself to be swiftboated by these idiots!"
Among those placing ahead of Kerry were about a dozen potential 2008 White House rivals, including Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona....
the Congressional Sgt at Arms, Bruno Hauptmann, Sen. Joseph McCarthy, Charles Manson, ....
"This is bad bad news for Kerry," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute in Hamden, Connecticut, which conducted the survey.
very very bad bad news
"Americans know who he is, and have pretty much decided they don't like him," said Brown. He noted the poll found that 95 percent of respondents said they had heard enough about Kerry, who lost the 2004 White House race to President Bush, to rate the Massachusetts Democrat.
"but I have a Lucky Hat™!"


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The poll of 1,623 registered voters was conducted after the November 7 national elections, which saw Democrats win back control of the U.S. Congress from Republicans.

During the congressional campaign, Kerry sought to help fellow Democrats but drew bipartisan fire for "a botched joke" about Bush and the Iraq war. Yet even before Kerry's attempt at humor, he did not fare well in similar Quinnipiac polls this year.

The survey asked respondents to rate 20 political figures on a "feeling thermometer." The warmer or more favorable they felt toward a person the higher score they gave them on a scale of zero to 100. Respondents were given the option of saying they did not know enough about the figure to offer a rating.
"Is that a 'feeling thermometer' in your pocket, or are you just happy to take my poll?"
In the current poll, former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, a Republican, ranked first with a mean score of 64.2, followed by Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, 58.8, and McCain, 57.7. All three are potential presidential candidates. While Obama received a high score, 41 percent said they had not heard enough about the first-term senator to offer an opinion.
"I don't like that his men flew those planes into the World Trade Center. Not at all"
Bush finished 15th with 43.8, behind former Vice President Al Gore, a Democrat who lost the 2000 White House race to Bush, who was 14th with 44.9. Kerry was last with a rating of 39.6. In three earlier polls this year, he never scored above 46.3.

While many presidential contenders have a chance to make "a good first impression" on voters, Brown said, "Kerry has to convince people who don't like him that they are wrong and that they should change their minds."
hoping for a fair twenty-seventh impression?
In the new likability survey, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ranked fourth with 56.1, followed by former Democratic President Bill Clinton, 55.8, and Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, who won re-election this month as an independent after losing the Democratic primary, 52.7.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a Republican, was seventh at 51.1, followed by two other potential presidential contenders, former Democratic Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, 49.9, and Hillary Clinton, 49. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, another possible White House contender, ranked 10th, at 47.7. Two in three respondents said they did not know enough about him to form an opinion.
"didn't he play Major League Baseball?"
Among other possible presidential contenders were: Democratic Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware, with a score of 47; Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican, 45.9; Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana, 43.3; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a Republican, 42, and outgoing Senate Republican Leader Bill Frist, 41.5.
Posted by Frank G 2006-11-28 00:39|| || Front Page|| [11135 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 REALCLEARPOLITICS.com > Dems promise NO LIBERAL/XTREMIST AGENDAS for new Congress. I do not believe Kerry is out of running for 2008 becuz I don't believe the DemoLeft have elimin Amer Hiroshima as an option for power. Iff the RINO CINO Dems are still going to be RINO's + CINO's for 2008, then for me it means that the Dems are still anticipating = planning/prepping for new terror attacks to occur agz America, which in turn means the Dems still need Kerry, etal. in the limelight as both cover for Hillary, and to ensure that its pro-OWG, isolationist Dems that survive any Amer Hiroshima(s). WINDSOFCHANGE.net > NRO.com > Victor Hanson's article on a coordinated, wilful effort to destabilize the West, quickly and in its entirety.
See also FREEREPUBLIC.com's article on Horowitz's book UNHOLY ALLIANCE. IOW, TAKEN COLLECTIVELY, AMERICA'S ENEMIES DON'T MERELY WANNA HURT US + DEMOCAPITALISM, THEY TRULY WANNA KILL US, AND KILL US GOOD [while denying they are].
Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-11-28 02:23||   2006-11-28 02:23|| Front Page Top

#2 When I botch a joke and offend someone, I apologize for the offense.

But that's because I care about other prople.
Posted by Bobby 2006-11-28 06:11||   2006-11-28 06:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Har, superior inline by the Commodore.
Posted by Shipman 2006-11-28 08:02||   2006-11-28 08:02|| Front Page Top

#4 Charlie Rangel said essentially the same thing and it wasn't a joke, botched or otherwise.
Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore  2006-11-28 08:41||   2006-11-28 08:41|| Front Page Top

#5 Poor John. He still doesn't realise that most of the votes he got were not votes for John Kerry, but votes against the Evil Bushitler and his eviler sidekick Chainey. I don't admire his determination, but it is fun to have him around as a chew toy.
Posted by SteveS 2006-11-28 13:57||   2006-11-28 13:57|| Front Page Top

#6 Note to JFK: When you are in a hole, stop digging.
Posted by USN, ret. 2006-11-28 14:27||   2006-11-28 14:27|| Front Page Top

#7 and NO Purple Hearts for another self-inflicted wound, asshole
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2006-11-28 15:16||   2006-11-28 15:16|| Front Page Top

#8 I'm John Keryy...and I am an unlikeable asshole!
Posted by John Fn Kerry 2006-11-28 15:18||   2006-11-28 15:18|| Front Page Top

#9 flash: Pelosi nixes Hastings for Intell chair.
Posted by liberalhawk 2006-11-28 17:51||   2006-11-28 17:51|| Front Page Top

#10 Pelosi's now 0 for 2.
Posted by Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-11-28 20:14|| http://www.michaelcalderonscall.com]">[http://www.michaelcalderonscall.com]  2006-11-28 20:14|| Front Page Top

#11 #7 and NO Purple Hearts for another self-inflicted wound, asshole

OMG LMFAO!
Posted by Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-11-28 20:14|| http://www.michaelcalderonscall.com]">[http://www.michaelcalderonscall.com]  2006-11-28 20:14|| Front Page Top

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