Bush gets one point lead
Oct 21, 2004
WASHINGTON Thursday – President George W. Bush opened a slight one-point lead on Democratic rival John Kerry in a
WASHINGTON Thursday – President George W. Bush opened a slight one-point lead on Democratic rival John Kerry in a tight race for the White House, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Thursday.
Bush led Kerry 46-45 percent in the latest three-day tracking poll, a statistical dead heat well within the poll’s margin of error.
They were tied at 46 percent the previous two days.
About 6 percent of likely voters are still undecided between the president and the Massachusetts senator less than two weeks before the November 2 election.
The close margin and seesawing momentum was similar to the 2000 race between Bush and Democrat Al Gore, pollster John Zogby said. Bush narrowly won that race after a 36-day recount battle in Florida that was settled by the US Supreme Court.
“As we’ve said all along, 2004 is playing out as close as 2000,†Zogby said.
Bush led Kerry 46-45 percent in the latest three-day tracking poll, a statistical dead heat well within the poll’s margin of error.
They were tied at 46 percent the previous two days.
About 6 percent of likely voters are still undecided between the president and the Massachusetts senator less than two weeks before the November 2 election.
The close margin and seesawing momentum was similar to the 2000 race between Bush and Democrat Al Gore, pollster John Zogby said. Bush narrowly won that race after a 36-day recount battle in Florida that was settled by the US Supreme Court.
“As we’ve said all along, 2004 is playing out as close as 2000,†Zogby said.