If you were a bookie... Polls and bets on the 2004 elections

The poll found that likely voters in the four states place a greater importance on health care and jobs than they do on terrorism, moral issues or taxes. When asked to name their top concern, voters in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin listed health care most commonly, while those in Ohio said the loss of jobs. [..]

Of the four states, Bush's approval rating is lowest in Ohio, where factory closings and unemployment hang like a cloud over the president's re-election hopes. [..]

Just 43 percent of likely voters in the Buckeye State say they approve of the job Bush is doing, while 50 percent disapprove. Seven percent say they have no opinion.

Bush's approval rating is a few points higher in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin, but remains below 50 percent in all three states

In each of the four states, the electorate is nearly evenly divided when likely voters were asked if America is winning the war in Iraq, losing the war or if it is too soon to make a determination. Though Bush has built his re-election around fighting terrorism, only a slim majority of voters in each of the four states believe military action in Iraq is part of the broader war on terror.

Iowans are slightly more optimistic than voters in other states, with 33 percent saying they believe America is winning, compared to 27 percent in Ohio and Wisconsin, and 28 percent in Minnesota.

Of the four states, Bush's approval rating is lowest in Ohio, where factory closings and unemployment hang like a cloud over the president's re-election hopes. [..]

hey, nimh. gross gott.

a lot of people, i think, are starting to figure out that there isn't much point in keeping america safe if there is no america left to keep safe.

might as well get hit by a dirty bomb if ya can't afford to put food on the family.

nimh wrote:

Of the four states, Bush's approval rating is lowest in Ohio, where factory closings and unemployment hang like a cloud over the president's re-election hopes. [..]

hey, nimh. gross gott.

a lot of people, i think, are starting to figure out that there isn't much point in keeping america safe if there is no america left to keep safe.

might as well get hit by a dirty bomb if ya can't afford to put food on the family.

Are you aware of anywhere in the U.S. anyone has to go to bed hungry, other than cases of parental abuse of children?

Lots of homeless people, Larry.

Americans are maybe the most charity minded people on the planet and there is no community with homeless/needy people anywhere that does not have local social and/or government services to help. Nobody has to go hungry here.

nimh wrote:

Lots of homeless people, Larry.

Lots of homeless shelters and churches and missions where they can get food as well.

Probably that charities here often warn against "American situations", when they outline the kind of insufficient care they see looming large in this time of budget cuts.

Not enough? How much is enough?

Not enough? How much is enough?

Americans are maybe the most charity minded people on the planet ...

Well, for some it seems that in some other countries this is done ... differently. :wink:

Collegues from our partner university - Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pen - were quite surprised.