http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/shared/news/stories/0416_collegepolitics.html;COXnetJSessionID=AAQosns4j6s1c53utzQn1HXD9RZSejGwKVPFwVHP0D1gTP9AidnN!1803401619?urac=n&urvf=10821510168580.11793072091853662WASHINGTON -- Anti-war sentiment is sparking political interest on college campuses where students now prefer John Kerry to President Bush by a 10-point margin, according to a national survey released Thursday.
The poll by Harvard University's Institute of Politics shows a stark turnaround from the fall when a plurality of America's college students preferred Republican Bush to a generic Democratic candidate. The new survey shows the Democratic Kerry leading Bush 48 percent to 38 percent with 5 percent of the students saying they intend to vote for Ralph Nader and the remainder undecided.
Over the past six months, Bush's job approval rating among college students has fallen from 61 percent to 47 percent, according to the survey, which is taken every fall and spring. During this same period, many students have switched party allegiance with 32 percent now identifying themselves as Democrats and 24 percent as Republicans. In the fall, 27 percent were Democrats and 31 percent Republicans. The others called themselves Independents. snip
"If we had a draft, the percentages would have changed even more," said Glickman at a press conference.
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