41% See Kerry as Politically Moderate
As John Kerry prepares to formally accept the Democratic Presidential nomination, 41% of likely voters see the Senator as politically moderate while 43% believe he is politically liberal.
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July 27, 2004
July 26, 2004
Clintons More Popular Than Other Party Leaders
Former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, remain more popular than other party leaders as the 2004 Democratic National Convention begins.
July 21, 2004
43% Say U.S. Safer Since 9/11
Forty-three percent (43%) of Americans now believe the U.S. is safer than it was before the 9/11 terrorist attacks. That's a seven-point improvement since our late-June survey. The earlier Rasmussen Reports survey was conducted on the two nights following the formal transfer of sovereignty to Iraq.
July 21, 2004
17% Say US Would Be Safer If We Avoided War
Just 17% of voters believe the U.S. would be safer today if we had avoided the War with Iraq and left Saddam Hussein in power. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that 47% take the opposite view and say that such a strategy would have made life in the U.S. more dangerous.
July 20, 2004
51% Receive Equal Pay for Equal Work
Fifty-one percent (51%) of American workers say they receive equal pay for equal work, whereas 37% do not.
July 17, 2004
Tennessee: Bush 49% Kerry 41%
In Tennessee, a Rasmussen Reports survey finds President George W. Bush leading Senator John F. Kerry 49% to 41%.
July 16, 2004
46% Say Kerry Will Win
Regardless of who they plan to vote for, 46% of all voters now believe the Kerry-Edward team will win while 45% say the Bush-Cheney ticket will be re-elected.
July 13, 2004
Movies and Politics
Two surprising movies this year have drawn entirely different audiences to the theatre.
Fahrenheit 9-11, Michael Moore's entry into the election debate, has an audience that is 47% liberal, 26% moderate, and 25% conservative. The audience for Mel Gibson's Passion of Christ is 51% conservative, 27% moderate, and 21% liberal.
July 12, 2004
Arkansas: Kerry 46% Bush 45%
In Arkansas, the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows Senator Kerry with 46% of the vote and President Bush with 45%.
July 12, 2004
South Carolina: Bush 53% Kerry 36%
In South Carolina, the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows President Bush with 53% of the vote and Senator Kerry with 36%.
July 12, 2004
Washington: Kerry 50% Bush 41%
In Washington, the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows Senator Kerry with 50% of the vote and President Bush with 41%. Four years ago, Bush lost Washington's Electoral College votes to Al Gore by five percentage points.
July 12, 2004
Minnesota: Kerry 50% Bush 41%
In Minnesota, the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows of the vote and Senator Kerry with 50% and President Bush with 41%. This 9 point lead is considerably more comfortable for the Senator than Al Gore's 2 point margin of victory in the state four years ago.
July 12, 2004
New York: Kerry 58% Bush 30%
In New York, the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows Senator Kerry with 58% of the vote and President Bush with 30%. Four years ago, Al Gore defeated Bush to carry New York by a 25 point margin.
July 12, 2004
Oklahoma: Bush 63% Kerry 31%
In Oklahoma, the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows President Bush with 63% of the vote and Senator Kerry with 31%. In Election 2000, Bush won Oklahoma by twenty-two percentage points, beating Al Gore 60% to 38%.
July 12, 2004
Oregon: Kerry 50% Bush 42%
In Oregon, the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows Senator Kerry with 50% of the vote and President Bush with 42%. Four years ago, Bush lost Oregon's 7 Electoral College votes to Al Gore by less than one percent of all votes cast.
July 11, 2004
GA: Bush 52% Kerry 41%
In Georgia, the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows President Bush with 52% of the vote and Senator Kerry with 41%.
July 11, 2004
Alabama: Bush 52% Kerry 38%
In Alabama, the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows President Bush leading by 14 percentage points over Senator Kerry.
July 11, 2004
Illinois: Kerry 53% Bush 37%
In Illinois, the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows Senator Kerry with 53% of the vote and President Bush with 37%. This is essentially unchanged from a month ago when Kerry was ahead 54% to 37%.
July 10, 2004
Michigan: Kerry 46% Bush 44%
In Michigan, the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows President Bush with 44% of the vote and Senator Kerry with 46%. Four years ago, Al Gore defeated Bush to carry Michigan by a 51% to 46% margin.
Last month, it was Bush 47% Kerry 41% in our Michigan poll. However, our mid-month update for Premium Members found Kerry leading by a smaller margin, 46% to 42%. At that time, we moved Michigan from "Leans Kerry" to "Toss-up" category for our Electoral College projections (we require a five point lead before moving a state from Toss-Up status).
