Kerry Sleeps The Sleep Of Dukakis In April

20 Apr, 2004 by John Hawkins

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Tonight, long after most of us have drifted off into a contented slumber, dreaming wondrous dreams, there will be people laying awake. People like Bob Shrum, Mary Beth Cahill, and even John Kerry himself will be looking up at the ceiling, drenched in their own nervous sweat, wondering if this is what it feels like to watch a campaign slip away into the ether.

What could produce such a reaction? Numbers my friends, very, very, bad numbers for the Kerry campaign. Despite the insurgency in Iraq, despite the 9/11 hearings, despite massive numbers of negative ads attacking Bush, despite it all, Bush is getting stronger while Kerry is hemmoraging support because of Bush’s negative ads….

Trust to Handle It (Among All Americans)	Now	March
Terrorism	Bush +21	Bush +21
Economy	=	Kerry +12
Iraq	Bush +11	Kerry +1
Health ins.	Kerry +6	Kerry +20
Education	Bush +3	Kerry +12
Soc. Sec.	Kerry +4	Kerry +16
Deficit	Kerry +1	Kerry +15
Taxes	Bush +6	Kerry +8
Jobs	Kerry +2	Kerry +8
Rx drugs	Kerry +3	Kerry +9
Same-sex marriage	Bush +16	Bush +1

Trust to Handle the Issues: Now vs. March	Bush	Kerry
Economy-Now	47%	47
Economy-March	41	53
Iraq-Now	52	41
Iraq-March	47	48
Health Insurance-Now	42	48
Health Insurance-March	36	56