Economy not a good Kerry issue
Donald Lambro:
"America's long-brewing recovery finally seems to be boosting President Bush's economic job approval numbers, and eroding Sen. John Kerry's No. 1 domestic issue.
"No matter how often the Massachusetts liberal flogs the number of jobs that have been lost over the past three years, he can't overcome the fact economic growth rates are climbing and unemployment is steadily sinking.
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"Among the latest signs of a turnaround in public opinion: In a recent Associated Press poll, only 18 percent of those surveyed mentioned the economy as their chief worry, down from 31 percent a year ago.
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"A Washington Post-ABC News poll released Tuesday also reported a similar turnaround on the economy among registered voters: 26 percent now say the economy and jobs will be the single most important issue in shaping their vote, down sharply from 36 percent who said this last month.
"This great news for Mr. Bush is, in my opinion, for good reasons. Housing construction, homeownership rates, manufacturing orders, tax-cut-spurred consumer spending and retail sales are all up. All this has encouraged top business economists to raise their growth forecasts from 4 percent to 5 percent for the first three months of this year and to predict that new job growth (308,000 in March) will continue throughout 2004 and very likely beyond."
Donald Lambro:
"America's long-brewing recovery finally seems to be boosting President Bush's economic job approval numbers, and eroding Sen. John Kerry's No. 1 domestic issue.
"No matter how often the Massachusetts liberal flogs the number of jobs that have been lost over the past three years, he can't overcome the fact economic growth rates are climbing and unemployment is steadily sinking.
...
"Among the latest signs of a turnaround in public opinion: In a recent Associated Press poll, only 18 percent of those surveyed mentioned the economy as their chief worry, down from 31 percent a year ago.
...
"A Washington Post-ABC News poll released Tuesday also reported a similar turnaround on the economy among registered voters: 26 percent now say the economy and jobs will be the single most important issue in shaping their vote, down sharply from 36 percent who said this last month.
"This great news for Mr. Bush is, in my opinion, for good reasons. Housing construction, homeownership rates, manufacturing orders, tax-cut-spurred consumer spending and retail sales are all up. All this has encouraged top business economists to raise their growth forecasts from 4 percent to 5 percent for the first three months of this year and to predict that new job growth (308,000 in March) will continue throughout 2004 and very likely beyond."
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