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BUSH LEADS GORE BY FIVE POINTS; 48 TO 43
New York -- Texas Governor George W. Bush has a five point lead on Vice President Al Gore (48% vs.
43%) among likely voters, according to the latest TIME/CNN poll.
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The poll also shows that 87% of Gore voters and 93% of Bush voters say they will definitely vote
for their candidate. These numbers are up sharply from just a week ago when 80% said they would
definitely vote for Gore and 84% for Bush. Poll Results will appear in TIME's issue on newsstands
Monday, October 16th.
More surveyed see Bush than Gore as being honest and trustworthy enough to be president (64% vs.
55%). The poll also shows that more than half of those surveyed (55%) think that Gore changes his
mind too often on important issues just to win votes, compared with 34% who think that of Bush.
Regardless of how they plan to vote in November, of those surveyed who watched Wednesday)%s
presidential debate, half (51%) think that Bush did a better job than Gore (35%). Among that same
group, they said Bush was more likeable than Gore (54% vs. 35%); was more believable (49% vs. 42%);
seemed more presidential (46% vs. 43%); had better command of the facts (45% vs. 43%) and was more
polite (46% vs. 35%). Gore scored higher on having more to say on the issues (50% vs. 35%) and
being a better debater (49% to 38%). Seventy-four percent say that the debate did not help them
make up their minds on who to vote for.
Among registered voters surveyed, 41% expect Bush to win in November vs. 39% for Gore. Just last
week, when asked that same question, it was 47% Gore vs. 33% Bush.
Given current events, 60% say Gore would be good in an international crisis compared with 57% who
say that of Bush. However, Bush is seen as likely to do a better job in maintaining military
preparedness (62% vs. 33%). On who would do a better job in the Middle East, Bush has a three point
lead (45% vs. 42%).
The TIME/CNN poll was conducted by telephone with 1,218 voters, including 603 likely voters, on
October 12-13, 2000 by Yankelovich Partners. The margin of error for the total sample is +/- 2.8%.
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