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Poll: Kerry Leads Bush On Most Issues

President Loses Edge On War On Terrorism

POSTED: Tuesday, June 22, 2004
UPDATED: 4:25 pm EDT June 22, 2004

A new poll shows that President George W. Bush has lost his edge over Sen. John Kerry in the area of the war on terrorism.

The Washington Post-ABC News poll found that the two presidential candidates are equally trusted to fight terrorism. In fact, the poll -- conducted June 17-20 -- found that Kerry, the presumptive Democratic nominee, now has a slight edge.

Asked whom they trusted to do a better job of handling the war on terrorism, 48 percent said Kerry, 47 percent said Bush. The president has dropped 13 points on that question since April and is down 21 points from two months ago, The Post reported.

Bush's overall approval rating stood at 47 percent with a 51 percent disapproval rating.

Asked which candidate they would vote for, 48 percent said Kerry to Bush's 44 percent. Independent candidate Ralph Nader drew 6 percent among those polled.

The poll also found that Kerry was seen as more honest and trustworthy than the president, by 52 percent to 39 percent.

Kerry led Bush on most issues in the poll, including health care, taxes, prescription drug benefits for the elderly, education, international affairs, the economy and the deficit. However, Bush was favored in one key area -- dealing with Iraq.

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