* Percentages may not total to 100% for each question due to non-responses
Suppose there were only two choices for president and vice president and you had to choose between George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, the Republicans, and John Kerry and John Edwards, the Democrats. Who would you vote for? * 5300 web responses
RESPONSES WEB NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE
Bush-Cheney 22% 50%
Kerry-Edwards 78% 45%
Undecided/Other 1% 5%
Regardless of which presidential candidate you personally support, who do you think is more likely to win in November? * 5298 web responses
RESPONSES WEB NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE
Bush 30% 60%
Kerry 53% 27%
Don't know 17% 13%
Which ONE of the following issues will be MOST important in determining your vote for president this year? * 5303 web responses
RESPONSES WEB NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE
Terrorism and homeland security 22% 25%
The economy 37% 21%
Health care, including Medicare 9% 14%
The situation in Iraq 18% 15%
American jobs and foreign competition 6% 9%
Education 1% 7%
Taxes 1% 2%
Other 5% 3%
Don't know 1% 4%
All in all, how worried are you that someone in your family might become a victim of a terrorist attack? * 5302 web responses
RESPONSES WEB NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE
Very 4% 11%
Somewhat 21% 27%
Not too 41% 31%
Not at all 32% 30%
Don't know 1% 1%
If John Kerry is elected president in November, do you think this country would be MORE vulnerable or LESS vulnerable to a terrorist attack than it would be if George W. Bush is re-elected? * 5305 web responses
RESPONSES WEB NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE
More vulnerable 20% 38%
Less vulnerable 48% 20%
About as vulnerable 30% 35%
Don't know 1% 7%
The percentages labeled NEWSWEEK Magazine represent the results of the national poll, not including your responses. The percentages labeled WEB are results from this online poll and include your responses. The NEWSWEEK poll was conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates, which interviewed 1,003 registered voters by telephone on Sept. 9-10. The margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points. Percentages may not total to 100 percent for each question due to nonresponses and rounding.