Bush Leads Kerry 54 to 43 in 
                      NewsWeek Poll!
          
          Bush/Cheney Receive 13-Point Margin 
          Bounce
          
          Bush Approval Rating Rises to 52 
          Percent;
          First Time Above 50 Since January;
          
          Majority (53%) Wants to See Him 
          Re-Elected
          Highest Since May 2003
          
           
          
          The Newsweek Poll, along with the Time Magazine Poll, shows President 
          Bush with an 11-point lead over Democrat John Kerry. The poll, taken 
          immediately after the RNC Convention, gives Bush a 13-point bounce 
          since the August 5-10th poll done by Princeton Survey Research for the 
          Pew Research Center. Here are some of the poll’s highlights:
          
          ·       
          Bush job approval rating: 52%  (up 7 points)
          
          ·       
          Want Bush re-elected: 53% 
          
          ·       
          Strong leadership qualities: Bush 65%  Kerry 47%
          
          ·       
          Honest and ethical:  Bush 62%  Kerry 42%
          
          ·       
          Says what he believes, not just what people want to 
          hear:  Bush 66%  Kerry 42%
          
          ·       
          Trust him to make right decisions in international 
          crisis:  Bush 57%  Kerry 44%
          
          ·       
          Personally likeable:  Bush 67%  Kerry 59%
          
          ·       
          Better on terrorism and homeland security:  Bush 60%  
          Kerry 32%
          
          ·       
          Better handling Iraq situation:  Bush 55%  Kerry 37%
          
          ·       
          Better handling foreign policy:  Bush 54%  Kerry 38%
          
          ·       
          Better handling taxes:  Bush 52%  Kerry 38%
          
          ·       
          Better handling the economy:  Bush 49%  Kerry 43%
          
          ·       
          Better handling education:  Bush 48%  Kerry 42%
          
          ·       
          Better handling gay marriage:  Bush 44%  Kerry 36%
          
          ·       
          Better handling healthcare:  Bush 43%  Kerry 45%
          
          ·       
          Better handling the environment:  Bush 36%  Kerry 50%
          
          As far as issues, 28% say terrorism and homeland security is the most 
          important; 21% say the economy; 13% say healthcare and 11% say the 
          situation in Iraq. Concerning Iraq, 55% believe the U.S. did the right 
          thing in taking military action there... 50% say the war hasn’t made 
          Americans safer from terrorism, 45% say it has.
          
          The poll interviewed 1008 adults aged 18 or older on Sept. 2-3, 2004 
          and has a margin of error of plus or minus four points.