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

To: Shoot1st who wrote (47070)	10/16/2000 1:00:12 PM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Gore's biggest challenge - Get Nadar voters to switch to Gore. Bush's biggest challenge - Stop Nadar voters from switching to Gore. In Tuesday dabate, expect Gore to emphasize environmental protection and Bush record in Texas. Gore Closes Gap To One Point In Reuters/MSNBC Poll October 16, 2000 By Alan Elsner, Political Correspondent WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican George W. Bush's lead over Democrat Al Gore is back down to a single percentage point in their race for the White House, according to the Reuters/MSNBC daily tracking poll on Monday. With a third and final debate scheduled for Tuesday and a little more than three weeks before election day, the Texas governor was polling at 43 percent while the vice president was at 42 percent in the survey of 1,214 likely voters conducted Friday through Sunday by pollster John Zogby. Since the daily tracking poll began on Sept. 29, the race has never been outside the survey's statistical margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. Bush opened up a 3-point lead on Saturday, following his success in the second debate against Gore last week, but that appeared to be closing again. The tracking surveys are made up of a rolling daily sample of about 400 likely voters each day to create a three-day sample of about 1,200. In the latest poll released Monday, Green Party candidate Ralph Nader garnered 5 percent of the vote; Reform Party candidate Pat Buchanan held at 1 percent as did Libertarian Party candidate Harry Browne. Eight percent were undecided with just 22 days to go before the Nov. 7 presidential election. Volatile Voters "With a little over three weeks to go, 18 percent of voters said they are either very or somewhat likely to change their vote,'' said Zogby. "This includes 32 percent of independents; 20 percent of men; 19 percent of Catholics; 19 percent of suburban voters; 18 percent of voters in union households; 18 percent of Gore supporters and 51 percent of Nader supporters,'' he said. Thirty-eight percent of those surveyed had definitely ruled out voting for Bush and 39 percent said they would not vote for Gore. In the battle for control of the House of Representatives where Democrats need to pick up a handful of seats to regain the majority, the parties are tied at 38 percent. In the presidential race, Gore had a wide lead in the East but Bush led in the South and the West. The Midwest, where many experts believe the election will be decided, was a dead heat. While Bush was getting the support of 85 percent of Republicans, Gore was winning the votes of only 77 percent of Democrats. Bush led among white voters by a margin of 48 to 37 percent for Gore, and was competitive among Hispanics, where Gore's lead was only five points, although the margin of error for such sub-groups is much higher than for the poll as a whole. Gore was carrying 81 percent of the black vote and badly needs a heavy turnout by black voters if he is to win the election. Bush led among men by 47-39 percent; Gore led among women by 46-39 percent. When voters were asked who they would like to see as president, regardless of whom they would vote for, 40 percent said Bush, 38 percent said Gore and 10 percent said Nader. Reuters and MSNBC will release a new poll every day until the election. voter.com