Undecided Voters Speak Out; Bush Favored Over Kerry by 25 Points (35%-10%); 67% Say they “Like Bush As A Person”; 40% Watch Fox Most for News; 77% Give the President a Negative Job Performance Rating; 87% Say they “Wish there were Other Candidates in the Race”; 26% Say their Vote for President “Will Not Count”, New Zogby/Williams Identity Poll Reveals

On the eve of the Republican National Convention, President George W. Bush is favored by twenty-five points over Massachusetts Senator John Kerry (35%-10%) among undecided likely voters when Libertarian, Constitution and Green Party presidential candidates are factored into the 2004 presidential race, according to a new Zogby/Williams Identity poll.

The interactive poll of 19,033 likely voters, which included 501 undecided likely voters and those most likely to change their minds, was conducted from Wednesday through Tuesday (August 11-24, 2004) by the Zogby/Williams Institute. Overall results have a margin of sampling error of +/0.7. Margin of error for undecided voters is +/- 4.5.

Presidential Candidates  %

Undecided

Republican-George W. Bush

35

Democrat -John Kerry

10

Libertarian-Michael Badnarik

8

Independent-Ralph Nader

4

Constitution-Michael Peroutka

4

Green-David Cobb

.2

Undecided

            38

Overall how would you rate President Bush’s performance on the job?

George W. Bush%

Undecided

Approve

23

Disapprove

77

Undecided

1

US Direction?                                       

US Direction

Undecided

Wrong

56

Right

19

Undecided

25

 Do you think President Bush deserves to be re-elected or do you think it’s time for someone new?

 George W. Bush

Undecided

Re-Elect

43

Someone New

53

Undecided

4

Thinking about George Bush, what do you believe is his most significant accomplishment?

Bush’s Most Significant Accomplishments

Undecided

War in Iraq

20

 Sept.11

46

Health Insurance

3

Unemployment

3

Undecided

29

Thinking about George Bush, what is his most significant failure?

Bush’s Most Significant Failures

Undecided

War in Iraq

  47

 Sept.11

 5

Health Insurance

                17

Unemployment

                17

Undecided

 15

 

Do you or don’t you like George W. Bush as a person?

      Do you like or dislike Bush?

Undecided

Like

67

Dislike

15

Undecided

18

 

Do you or don’t you like John Kerry as a person?

Do you like or dislike Kerry?

Undecided

Like

16

Dislike

52

Undecided

32

 

Are you satisfied with the candidates for President?

Are you satisfied with the candidates for President?

Undecided

Very Satisfied

4

Somewhat Satisfied

9

Wish for Other Candidates

87

 

Which channel do you watch most often for News?

Channels

Undecided

CNN

15

FOX

40

MSNBC

13

NBC

8

ABC

8

CBS

5

Undecided

          11

 

Do you believe that your vote for president will count this year, or won’t matter much in the final outcome?

Do you believe that your vote for president will count this year, or won’t matter much in the final outcome?

Undecided

Will Count

68

Will Not Count

26

Undecided

6

 

Do you prefer to read your news from the newspaper in print or on the internet?

Do you prefer to read your news from the newspaper in print or on the internet?

Undecided

Print Newspaper

40

Internet

54

Undecided

6

 How likely do you think that the 2004 presidential election outcome could be disputed?

How likely do you think that the 2004 presidential election outcome could be disputed?

Undecided

Very Likely

25

Somewhat Likely

38

Not Very Likely

26

Not At All Likely

9

Undecided

3

 If the winner in the 2004 presidential election is elected by a razor thin margin, how willing would you be to support the new president if he is not the candidate you voted for?

If the winner in the 2004 presidential election is elected by a razor thin margin, how willing would you be to support the new president if he is not the candidate you voted for?

Undecided

Very Willing

41

Somewhat Willing

36

Not At All Willing

12

Undecided

11

Zogby Interactive respondents were invited to participate from panels of likely voters who have agreed to take part in online surveys. Respondents followed instructions leading them to the survey located on secure servers at Zogby Interactive headquarters in Utica, New York. All surveys were completed from Wednesday, August 11 through Tuesday August 24, 2004. Slight weights were applied to region, party, age, race, religion, and gender to more accurately reflect the votingpopulation in the United States.