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New Poll Bush Needs Dumb Male Vote"NASCAR Dads" may prove crucial to President's re-election bid
The Bush White House received sobering news this week in the form of a new poll, which shows that the President approval ratings have dropped to their lowest levels since pre-9/11. According to the poll, the country is almost evenly divided over whether President Bush should be given a second term, a sign that Bush may have to campaign long and hard for another four year run. The poll shows that Americans have grown increasingly impatient with the war in Iraq, with its daily reminders that one or two more soldiers have been killed. Domestically, things aren't much better for the President, as the job loss toll since he was elected has risen to 2.7 million and 2.4 million more Americans find themselves without health insurance. The job loss statistic places Bush in the company of Herbert Hoover, as the only presidents to have presided over net job losses during their four year terms. Political scandal is also rearing its ugly head, as the White House finds itself under scrutiny for leaking the identity of a CIA undercover agent, who just happened to the wife of diplomat Joseph Wilson. The leak, which many consider an act of retribution against Wilson for debunking the administration's claim that Iraq had tried to purchase uranium from Niger, may yet give rise to an independent counsel investigation. With troubles surrounding him, more and more analysts are focusing on what it will take for Bush to be re-elected in 2004. With increased support from women not likely to occur due to the President's generally hostile stance on women's issues, the analysts look closely at one of Bush's most loyal group of supporters, the group referred to as "NASCAR dads."
The Inquisitor recently spoke with a self-professed NASCAR dad by telephone. Daniel McDaniel of Pea Ridge, Alabama identified himself as a proud supporter of President Bush and a strong opponent of the "commie Democraps." Said McDaniel in the interview, "Everyone in Pea Ridge votes for Bush. Everyone down at the landfill does too. I got a 'Bush-Cheney' bumper sticker on the tractor I use to move trash around." When asked if his wife and sister, Lulabel, would also vote for Bush, McDaniel indicated that she would. "She votes how I tell her to," explained McDaniel, "seeing how she don't have time to become as fully informed as I do of all the issues." Asked what he likes about Bush, McDaniel said he likes him because he's a "good man, and one who hasn't changed much from 1992 when he was President the first time." McDaniel abruptly concluded our interview upon being informed that the President Bush of 1992 was the father of the current President Bush. Most experts agree that the influence of the NASCAR dads, whom some refer to as the "dumb white male" vote, could well determine the future of President Bush. For Bush supporters, it is encouraging to know that the President seems to have a firm hold on the hearts of those in this key demographic and that support has not dropped among these voters, as it seems to have done in the rest of the country. |
The "NASCAR dads" overwhelmingly supported Bush in 2000,
preferring him to Al Gore by a 27-to-1 margin, and to win in
2004, Bush will surely need to recapture these votes.
According to the Inquisitor's survey, the typical "NASCAR dad"
is white, uneducated, poorly informed about political issues,
and lacking in personal hygeine. Most NASCAR dads reside in
the southern states although Oklahoma and Texas have large
numbers also.