Thursday, September 23, 2004

WSJ Poll -- Back to Even (Statistically)

A new Wall Street Journal poll came out yesterday. Highlights and links to the full article and results are below.

Q: Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job that George W. Bush is doing in handling the economy?

Approve: 45%
Disapprove: 51
Not sure: 4

Q: In general, do you approve or disapprove of the job that George W. Bush is doing in handling our foreign
policy?

Approve: 44
Disapprove: 51
Not sure: 5

Q: Overall, do you think the country is better off or worse off than it was four years ago?

Better off: 35
Worse off: 55
No difference/about the same (VOL): 6
Not sure: 4

Q: There are many important issues in this presidential campaign. When it comes to deciding for whom you will vote for president, which one of the following is the single most important issue in deciding for whom you will vote?

The economy: 28
Terrorism: 23
The war in Iraq: 20
Health care: 13
Social issues and values: 12

Q: When it comes to the war in Iraq, do you think that removing Saddam Hussein from power was or was not worth the number of U.S. military casualties and the financial cost of the war?

Worth it: 40
Not worth it: 52
Depends: 3
Not sure:5

Q: Which of the following two statements comes closer to your point of view?

Statement A/Iraq war has been a poor use of money: 52
Statement B/Iraq war has been a good use of money: 40

Here is the accompanying article. Here are the full survey results.