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Article: Kids and Teenagers Prefer Bush Over Kerry; Harris Interactive youth poll shows recent shift among young people.
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- PR Newswire
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- October 4, 2004
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ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey by Harris Interactive(R) shows U.S. kids and teenagers aged 8-18 currently prefer President George W. Bush over Senator John Kerry by 48 to 38 percent. This 10- point margin represents a large shift from August, when the poll had shown a 46 to 40 percent preference for Kerry.
The poll shows that both boys and girls prefer Bush to Kerry by similar margins, but that older teenagers (aged 16-18) prefer Kerry to Bush by 43 to 39 percent. Bush's job approval rating among kids and teens is currently 54 percent positive and 46 percent negative.
"Historically, polls of children have had a remarkable track ...