Read 'em and weep:
CBS News/New York Times Poll. Sept. 12-16, 2004. N=1,088 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.
"If the 2004 presidential election were being held today and the candidates were John Kerry for president and John Edwards for vice president, the Democrats, and George W. Bush for president and Dick Cheney for vice president, the Republicans, would you vote for John Kerry and John Edwards or George W. Bush and Dick Cheney?" Options rotated
Bush/Cheney Kerry/Edwards Other/Depends(vol.) Won't Vote (vol.) Don't Know
9/12-16/04 50 42 3 1 4
9/6-8/04 50 42 1 0 7
8/15-18/04 44 47 2 0 7
7/30 - 8/1/04 43 49 2 0 5
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Gallup Poll. Sept. 13-15, 2004. N=935 registered voters nationwide (MoE ± 4); 767 likely voters (MoE ± 4).
"Now, suppose that the presidential election were being held today, and it included John Kerry and John Edwards as the Democratic candidates, and George W. Bush and Dick Cheney as the Republican candidates. Would you vote for John Kerry and John Edwards, the Democrats, or George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, the Republicans?" If undecided: "As of today, do you lean more toward Kerry and Edwards, the Democrats, or Bush and Cheney, the Republicans?"Options rotated
Bush/Cheney Kerry/Edwards Neither(vol.) Other(vol.) Unsure
Among likely voters:
9/13-15/04 55 42 1 - 2
9/3-5/04 52 45 1 - 2
BTW, Gallup gives Bush a 14 point lead if they include the six candidates that will appear on a significant number of states' ballots. 54-40.
pollingreport.com
PS: Ohio turned pink. 327-211 Bush. electoral-vote.com |
