September 04, 2003

Abstract: (CPOD) Sept. 4, 2003 - Residents of New York are dissatisfied with George W. Bush's policies, according to a poll by Blum and Weprin Associates published in the New York Daily News. 56 per cent of respondents disapprove of the president's strategy on terrorism, a 14 per cent increase in a year.

(CPOD) Sept. 4, 2003 - Residents of New York are dissatisfied with George W. Bush's policies, according to a poll by Blum and Weprin Associates published in the New York Daily News. 56 per cent of respondents disapprove of the president's strategy on terrorism, a 14 per cent increase in a year.

Polls conducted earlier this year suggested Bush might be favored to win New York in the 2004 presidential election. This survey places support for Bush re-election at 20 per cent, while 61 per cent of respondents would back the Democrat nominee.

A Republican presidential candidate has not won New York's 33 electoral votes since 1984, when Ronald Reagan carried every state except Minnesota, home state to then Democrat candidate Walter Mondale.

Polling Data

Do you approve or disapprove of the job George W. Bush is doing to fight terrorism?

	Aug. 2003	Aug. 2002
Approve	34%	50%
Disapprove	56%	42%

Who would you vote for in the 2004 presidential election?

George W. Bush	20%
Democrat nominee	61%
Undecided	16%

Source: Blum and Weprin Associates / New York Daily News
Methodology: Interviews to 509 New York adults, conducted on Aug. 27 and Aug. 28, 2003. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.