Politics

Survey Asks Adults to Report in Their Own Words The Most Important Problem Facing the Country, and the Biggest Challenges Facing Their Own Families

Cook Political Report/Ipsos-Reid Survey Shows Bush Reelect Margin is +14 Overall (43% Definitely Vote to Reelect Bush Minus 29% Definitely for Someone Else);

Gender Gap is 14 Percentage Points (Bush Margin +22 with Men, +8 with Women);
Age, Region, and Marriage Gaps Wider Than Gender Gap at Outset of 2003

In First Post-Election Cook Political Report/Ipsos-Reid Survey, Strong Approval of Bush Performance Overall. On Bush Approval, the Marriage Gap Matters Most. On Direction of the Country, the Familiar Gender Gap Reappears.

Democrats Fail to Turn Economic Distress into Votes for a New Economic Policy; Republicans Fail to Turn Bush Job Scores into Preference for Republican Congress; Parties Leave Voters to Figure It Out for Themselves

Congressional Party Control Preference is 45% Democrats, 44% Republicans Among Likely Voters.
Bush is a Weak Force Affecting Vote Decisions Heading Into Final Weekend

Congressional Party Control Preference, Trending Republican Since August, Stabilizes As Democrats Try to Recapture Traditional Mid-Term Elections Advantage of Party Out of Power in the White House

Most Say 401(k) Balance Bust Won't Change Their Vote, Few First Learned of Decline when Their Statements Arrived

Midterm Election Party Preference Is "thisclose" - Here's Why
In September, Bush's Handling of Economy Became Less of a Factor

As War Talk Focuses Attention On Commander-In-Chief, Americans Rally To Bush; Suddenly Things Seem To Be Heading In The Right Direction For The Country