hardheadjarhead
Senior Master
Bush apparently losing support from another section of his base...
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2004/07/20/bush_could_lose_hunters_and_fishers.html
Bush Could Lose Hunters and Fishers
A National Wildlife Federation poll has found that hunters and fishers, a group that has traditionally voted Republican, are not pleased with President Bushs environmental record. In particular, the poll found that "58% disagreed with the administration's proposed changes to the Clean Water Act" and "69% disagreed with policies for reducing mercury emissions from coal-fired plants." Two-thirds of the respondents had voted for Bush in 2000.
The Los Angeles Times has more on the poll but notes "participants were not asked which presumptive candidate they planned to vote for in November."
Update: Russell Train, who served as head of the Environmental Protection Agency under the Nixon and Ford administrations and who co-chaired Conservationists for Bush, said he will vote for John Kerry (D-MA) in November, according to the AP. Train has criticized Bushs environmental record, saying it falls short of other Republican presidents records and calling it a "polluter protection" policy.
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Other than global warming, what do people here think of current environmental standards?
Regards,
Steve
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2004/07/20/bush_could_lose_hunters_and_fishers.html
Bush Could Lose Hunters and Fishers
A National Wildlife Federation poll has found that hunters and fishers, a group that has traditionally voted Republican, are not pleased with President Bushs environmental record. In particular, the poll found that "58% disagreed with the administration's proposed changes to the Clean Water Act" and "69% disagreed with policies for reducing mercury emissions from coal-fired plants." Two-thirds of the respondents had voted for Bush in 2000.
The Los Angeles Times has more on the poll but notes "participants were not asked which presumptive candidate they planned to vote for in November."
Update: Russell Train, who served as head of the Environmental Protection Agency under the Nixon and Ford administrations and who co-chaired Conservationists for Bush, said he will vote for John Kerry (D-MA) in November, according to the AP. Train has criticized Bushs environmental record, saying it falls short of other Republican presidents records and calling it a "polluter protection" policy.
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Other than global warming, what do people here think of current environmental standards?
Regards,
Steve