(Angus Reid Global Scan) - Adults in the United States are split on how last year's Democratic nominee would fare inside the White House, according to a poll by Opinion Dynamics released by Fox News. 37 per cent of respondents believe Massachusetts senator John Kerry would do better in dealing with the situation in Iraq, while 38 per cent think he would do worse.

In American elections, candidates require 270 votes in the Electoral College to win the White House. In November 2004, Republican George W. Bush earned a second term after securing 286 electoral votes from 31 states. Kerry received 252 electoral votes from 19 states and the District of Columbia.

On Aug. 19 in Washington State, Kerry discussed the future of his political organization, saying, "We have to go out and fight for the real issues that make a difference in the lives of the American people and we don't need some great lurch to the right or lurch to the left or redefinition of the Democratic Party. The last thing America needs is a second Republican Party." 40 per cent of respondents say Kerry would do better than the current U.S. president in the economy, while 31 per cent believe he would do worse.

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