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66% Say Bush Conservative, 46% Say Kerry Liberal
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For John Kerry, the numbers are 46% liberal and 40% moderate.

Overall, those numbers have changed little throughout Election 2004. In fact, they are virtually identical to numbers gathered shortly after the Democratic National Convention a month ago.

Two thirds (66%) of conservative voters believe Bush shares their ideological perspective. Similar percentages of moderates and liberals share that assessment of the President's ideology.

However, most liberal voters reject the notion that Kerry is one of them. Fifty-five percent (55%) of self-identified liberals view Kerry as a moderate. Twenty-eight percent (28%) say the Senator is politically moderate.

Conservative voters have an entirely different view--70% say the Democratic nominee is politically liberal.

Perceptions of the candidates' ideology are among the very few numbers that didn't shift during the GOP bash in New York.

Following the Convention, Bush pulled ahead in both the national Tracking Poll and in the 16-Battleground States.

Forty-four percent (44%) now say the country is going in the Right Direction. That's up from 39% before the Convention.

Fifty-two percent (52%) now expect the Republicans to win, up from 43% following the Democratic Convention.

Leading speakers at the convention, including Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, and Arnold Schwarzenegger are viewed very favorably by the public at large. Laura Bush is seen in a much more positive light than Theresa Heinz Kerry.

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Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports, has been an independent pollster for more than a decade.

Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
September 3, 2004

George W. Bush

Conservative

66%

Moderate

23%

Liberal

8%

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John Kerry

Conservative

7%

Moderate

40%

Liberal

46%

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John Edwards

Conservative

7%

Moderate

42%

Liberal

40%

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Dick Cheney

Conservative

63%

Moderate

24%

Liberal

7%

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