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 its 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?
|
Bushs 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?
|
Bushs 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 wont 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.