Basking in this limelight, Bush continues to enjoy leads among both men and women, as well as to garner support from more than one in 10 self-identified Democrats. However, there are some warning signs for Bush. While Bush still leads among men, he has seen this lead drop from 16 points in June to just five points in the Times latest poll.
Most voters feel the economy is strong, and feel confident in their own personal finances.
This sentiment represents an upturn from the last poll conducted by the Los Angeles Times, which painted a bleaker outlook. Not surprisingly, those who feel the country is headed in the right direction site the economy as the reason. Two-thirds of voters support the argument that third party candidates make an election more exciting and provide more options to voters. Only a third of this group would not vote for a third party candidate if they knew that the election was close. Nader s and Buchanan s low levels of support buttress this finding.