Monday October 18, 2004--With just 15 days to go, the race for the White House is tied once again.
The latest Rasmussen Reports Presidential Tracking Poll shows President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry each attracting 47% of the vote. The Tracking Poll is updated daily by noon Eastern.
The New York Times and Senator Kerry have brought Social Security back into the campaign over the past two days. An earlier Rasmussen Reports survey found voters evenly divided as to which is riskier--letting workers invest on their own or relying on the federal government for promised benefits. As you would expect, there are huge generational differences on this issue.
While the national polls remain fairly constant, showing anything from a Toss-Up to a modest Bush advantage, the state-by-state terrain is shifting.
Today, the President is speaking in New Jersey, a state that was considered safe for the Democrats when the year began... and a state the Republicans think may now be in play. Democrats are also working to defend other states carried by Al Gore four years ago including Pennsylvania, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
However, over the past ten days, Senator Kerry has gained several percentage points in the 16-states thought to be Battlegrounds when the year began.
At 3:00 p.m. Eastern today, Rasmussen Reports will release updated information on who Americans think is winning the War on Terror. We will also release additional state polling data at 5:00 p.m. Eastern.
In the Toss-Up state of Wisconsin, our latest poll shows Kerry with a single point lead, 48% to 47%. Our latest Electoral College projections show the President ahead with 213 Electoral Votes to 194 for Senator Kerry. Additional state polling information will be updated at 5:00 p.m. Eastern today.
Rasmussen Reports has recently released state election polls for Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, Washington, Virginia, and Wisconsin
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