Independent voters are leaning against the re-election of President Bush (website/newsbio) amid doubts about his handling of the economy and Iraq, a poll released Saturday indicates.
A majority of independents, 53 percent, said they oppose Bush's re-election, while 40 percent favor it, according to the Newsweek poll. Republicans favor his re-election by an 86-10 margin, while Democrats oppose it by the same amount.
Overall, his re-election was favored by 44 percent of respondents and opposed by 50 percent. More of those surveyed favored his re-election in May, but since then, people have been evenly split or slightly opposed on that question.
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Howard Dean led the Democratic candidates among Democrats and those who lean Democratic. Dean had 16 percent, followed by Wesley Clark with 15 percent; all others were in the single digits.
Top Democratic candidates matched up closely with Bush, with the president ahead by anywhere from 3 percentage points to 5 points.
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