Bush edges Kerry in 'regular guy' poll

NBC Video: Politics

Tea partiers heckle grieving grandparents
Nov. 25: A couple who lost their daughter-in-law and unborn grandchild due to health issues and a lack of insurance was heckled at a recent town hall. Midge and Dan Huff talk to msnbc’s Ed Schultz. The Huffington Post’s Roy Sekoff offers analysis.

Obama's Afghanistan decision a done deal

Obama fires up climate target ahead of summit

Countdown to Obama’s Afghan announcement

Public option a barrier to reform?

2010 Update: GOP purity test dangers

Mitchell: settlement freeze first step

Obama grants 'Courage' a pardon

Slideshow

The Week in Political Cartoons
Msnbc.com’s political cartoonists take a look back at the past week.

more photos

updated 12:37 p.m. ET May 26, 2004

HAMDEN, Conn. - Who’s more of a regular guy?

A national poll indicates President Bush has the edge over Democratic rival John Kerry in that category.

The poll says more registered voters surveyed would rather have a barbecue with Bush than Kerry. Half picked Bush as the man they’d rather flip burgers and drink beer with, while 39 percent chose Kerry and 11 percent didn’t know or wouldn’t answer the question.

Story continues below ↓

advertisement | your ad here

More voters surveyed would also trust Bush to run the family business. But they were evenly split on whether they would rather have Kerry or Bush teach their kids. They were also evenly split on who to vote for.

The poll from Quinnipiac University questioned more than 1,100 registered voters this month. It has a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points.