Tommy Duncan
09-15-2004, 06:21 PM
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For Immediate Release
September 15, 2004
ECONOMIST/YOUGOV POLL: BUSH'S SERVICE RECORD NOT AN ISSUE TO MOST VOTERS
Voters Split on Whether He Told the Truth
New York, NY -- According to the latest Economist/You Gov poll, when asked, "How important to the presidential election is the issue of Mr. Bush's service in the National Guard?," 37% say it is "not very important" and 27% say it is "not at all important". Only 13% felt the issue is "very important" and another 18% say the issue of service is "fairly important". The sample was drawn from a recruited sample and weighted to be representative of the US over-18 population with a margin of error +/- 2%.
When voters are asked whether they believe Mr. Bush told the truth about his service record during Viet Nam, voters are more evenly split: 40% feel he has not told the truth; 37% feel he has. It will be interesting to see whether voter opinion will be influenced by a potential Congressional investigation to determine whether documents used by CBS News pertaining to President Bush's National Guard service record were falsified. The investigation has been called for by Representative Christopher Cox (R-CA), Chairman of the House Policy Committee and Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee.
For Immediate Release
September 15, 2004
ECONOMIST/YOUGOV POLL: BUSH'S SERVICE RECORD NOT AN ISSUE TO MOST VOTERS
Voters Split on Whether He Told the Truth
New York, NY -- According to the latest Economist/You Gov poll, when asked, "How important to the presidential election is the issue of Mr. Bush's service in the National Guard?," 37% say it is "not very important" and 27% say it is "not at all important". Only 13% felt the issue is "very important" and another 18% say the issue of service is "fairly important". The sample was drawn from a recruited sample and weighted to be representative of the US over-18 population with a margin of error +/- 2%.
When voters are asked whether they believe Mr. Bush told the truth about his service record during Viet Nam, voters are more evenly split: 40% feel he has not told the truth; 37% feel he has. It will be interesting to see whether voter opinion will be influenced by a potential Congressional investigation to determine whether documents used by CBS News pertaining to President Bush's National Guard service record were falsified. The investigation has been called for by Representative Christopher Cox (R-CA), Chairman of the House Policy Committee and Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee.