Bush-Cheney widen lead over Flopsy-Mopsy

The latest AP/Ipsos poll shows the President increasing his lead over Kerry to 4 percent, as voters are unimpressed with Edwards:

The three-day survey began Monday, the day before Kerry tapped Edwards as his running mate, and asked registered voters about the newly minted ticket on Tuesday and Wednesday. Half supported the Republican tandem of Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney (news – web sites) while 46 percent backed the Kerry-Edwards ticket, just within that question’s margin of error of 4.5 percentage points.

Voters said they were feeling better about the economy and no worse about Iraq (news – web sites), a sign that Bush may be regaining his political footing just as Democrats make a high-profile push toward their nominating convention in late July.

“I want Bush in there, because the other guy is like sending a boy to do a man’s job,” said Glenn Foldessy, 45, of Streetsboro, Ohio, outside Cleveland. Foldessy, who usually votes Republican, said Edwards made the Democratic ticket stronger, but not strong enough.

So much for bounce, eh?

Link John Marfoe