Tuesday, May 11, 2004
War Unpopular, But Kerry Makes No Inroads. posted by Richard Seymour
Now when I described John Kerry as "a man so boring his face has gone to sleep and is slowly slipping off his skull", I didn't expect it to be so true that he is incapable of deriving even the smallest advantage out of the current crisis of the Bush administration. Look, here's what the latest opinion poll in America says:54% say the war was "not worth it".
58% "disapprove" of Bush's handling of the situation in Iraq.
AND YET:
48% of people still think Bush would handle the situation in Iraq better than Kerry, who gets 45%.
But it isn't all bad for Kerry:
62% of Americans "disapprove" of the way things are going in the United States.
56% "disapprove" of the way Bush is handling the economy.
On the economy, Kerry scores well, with 54% saying he would handle the economy better and 40% supporting Bush.
Further, Kerry has a 5% lead with voters as a whole and with registered voters - but not with those likely to vote. Of those likely to vote, Kerry gets 45% to Bush's 47%. Why? Because he bores the fricking be-jaysus out of them!
Americans! Do your patriotic duty and vote for Ralph Nader. Don't make me come over there...