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Poll: Bush Slipping Among Independents
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| Last Edited | ArmyDem Jan 17, 2004 06:59pm |
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| News Date | Saturday, January 17, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON Jan. 17 — President Bush's support among political independents, a critical voting group in the coming year, has been slipping in recent weeks, a poll released Saturday found.
The CBS-New York Times poll found that fewer than half, 45 percent, of independents approve of the job Bush is doing as president. In December, Bush's approval among independents had soared to 64 percent in the same poll.
While 62 percent of independents support Bush's handling of terrorism, his backing on other issues is lagging in that group. Only 44 percent of independents support his handling of Iraq in the CBS-NYT poll and 37 percent support his handling of the economy.
In the poll, 43 percent of all those polled said the war in Iraq was worth the costs and 51 percent said it was not. |
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