| Show Spy 5 Y poll gets down and dirty with the candidates In terms of motherhood Barbara Bush wins John Williams CPS IN a poll sponsored by Spy magazine and TKO a recording tape company Democratic presidential contender Bill Clinton was favored by college students over President Bush 56 percent percent percent per per- cent to 35 percent Now for the dirt Of 1190 student questioned in the poll the results of which appear in the issue of Spy 70 0 said they thought Clinton would be a better lover than Bush Sexual orientation of the respondents was not included in the polls poll's resul results ts In a similar vein 45 of the students thought Clinton looked better in jogging shorts compared compared compared com com- pared with 21 for Bush If f this poll shows students that their opinions are being heard hopefully more of them will participate in the election process said Tim Sullivan senior manager of advertising and promotion at TKO The poll was conducted September 17 11 at 62 campuses nationwide by Frank Luntz of the University of Pennsylvania He was Ross Perot's pollster The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent Questions ranged from the serious serious Are Are you angry with the conditions in America today today today- to the not so serious Which serious Which candidate do you think is more full of crap Spy magazine is well known weIl wn for its wit and poking fun at ideas and attitudes in today's pop culture If only there were a Spy Get Serious Poll the first time I voted Vietnam would have ended sooner Watergate would have never happened and nd disco music might have been avoided entirely said Kurt Andersen editor of Spy f. f f 04 JY I. I S r f Back to the issue of which candidate if more full of crap The winner in this category goes to Bush 45 of the students thought he was full of it compared with only 31 who believed Clinton Clinton Clinton Clin Clin- ton perhaps needed to wear waders The candidates' candidates wives also were dragged into the fray Hillary Clinton won the sweepstakes in inthe inthe inthe the question If the presidential election were between Barbara Bush and Hillary Clinton who would you vote for three Fifty-three percent went with Hillary Compared to 45 percent for Bar Bar- bara In terms of motherhood however Barbara wins 56 0 would rather have her for their mother to 40 for Hillary On the more serious side the poll indicates there is a general mistrust of government Among the find findings Students have become wary of government with 48 saying they have some trust and 35 saying they have very little trust in government Only 9 percent have a lot of trust and 7 percent have no trust at all two Forty-two percent define themselves as liberals 27 call themselves conservative Bush beat Clinton on the issue of which candidate candidate candidate can can- they would trust to ba sit baby sit y-sit their children children 42 42 would trust Bush compared with 31 for Clinton while Clinton while Clinton edged Bush out in a question about whom they would want to tobe tobe tobe be their father Clinton was preferred 43 percent percent percent per per- cent to 39 percent over Bush A majority said majority 78 said that a candidate smoking marijuana is not an issue that would affect affect affect af af- af- af their vote Adultery is another matter Forty-eight Forty percent polled said that they would be less likely to vote for someone who has committed committed committed com com- adultery Finally in the area of music top contenders to rewrite the national anthem include 2 1 Bruce and Ga Garth th Brooks t R a r f r a rw a. a r wy 1 MrM r W M Www |
