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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (35631)	9/7/2000 11:01:55 PM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Gore continues to gain ground By Richard Benedetto, USA TODAY The race for the presidency heads into the final stretch with Al Gore and George W. Bush locked in the tightest contest since 1980. Continuing to ride a wave after the Democratic convention three weeks ago, Vice President Gore has moved past Texas Gov. Bush to a 3-point lead, a new USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Tracking Poll shows. The Monday-Wednesday poll of 777 likely voters gave Gore 47% to Bush's 44% - within the poll's margin of error, +/-4 percentage points. Green Party candidate Ralph Nader had 3%; Reform candidate Pat Buchanan received 1%. An ABC-Washington Post poll had Bush and Gore tied at 47%. In early September 1980, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan were tied at 39%. Reagan had a late surge and won by 9.7 points. Two weeks ago, Bush led 46%-45%. Before the Democratic convention, the Texas governor led 55%-39%. Gore has taken a 42%-38% lead with independent voters, who might hold the key to victory in a close race. Two weeks ago, Bush had the edge with independents 44%-36%. "What these polls show is that this is going to be a very close, a very hard-fought race, and the Gore campaign believes we're well-positioned to go into the fall," Gore spokesman Chris Lehane said. "The vice president is running a strong race, but so am I," Bush said after arriving in Ypsilanti, Mich., when told of his poll slip. "I'm under no illusions, and neither should our supporters be. It's going to be a tough contest but I like my chances." Thursday's results are the first in this year's USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Tracking Poll. From now until Election Day on Nov. 7, USA TODAY will poll nightly and report three-day results daily.