According to a Newsweek Poll, Clark has become the frontrunner among Democratic candidates after only a few days in the race. Interestingly, 52 percent of those polled didn’t care that General Clark has never been elected to any office. I was sure that would hurt him more. Among all voters, Clark is seen to be just a few points shy of the President.
Disapproval of his handling of the situation in Iraq has increased 5 percentage points since the last Newsweek poll to 47 percent, about the same as the 46 percent who approved. Just under four in 10, 38 percent, approve of his handling of the economy, while 57 percent disapprove.
The president’s overall job approval rating stood at 51 percent, about where it’s been in several recent polls.
In a matchup with Bush, 47 percent of voters backed the president and 43 percent backed Clark.