2004 Presidential Election
President Bush leads Senator Kerry 49% to 43% in Colorado according to a recent Knight Ridder/MSNBC poll shared by the Denver Post [October 21, 2004, "Colo. still in Bush camp"]. From the article, "Six percent of Coloradans polled said they still were undecided - matching the spread between the candidates. Two percent said they were voting for independent Ralph Nader or another candidate. Undecided voters said their top concern is the economy, followed by health care and terrorism/security. No undecided voters said their most important issue was tax policy - the primary concern for 12 percent of Bush voters, according to the poll. On the issues, Colorado's undecideds look more like Kerry voters than Bush voters, according to the polls. The economy was the top concern for Kerry voters, too. And though about a third of the undecided voters said the country was headed in the 'right direction,' nearly half said they thought the country was on the 'wrong track,' and nearly 18 percent were unsure."
Even though Colorado has lost it's status as a battleground the President plans a stop here on Monday.
Westword has the lowdown on John Kerry and George Bush.
Electoral-vote.com: "We have 35 new polls today, with updates to the map in 16 states. Wisconsin is the only state that has switched sides as a result of a new Strategic Vision (R) poll showing Bush ahead there 46% to 49%, although this is within the margin of error. Also, Minnesota is now tied according to a new Rasmussen 7-day tracking poll. The changes in the other states do not cause any electoral votes to change."
"Survey USA has conducted a poll in 30 states and reported that men are from Bushland and women are from Kerryland. Interestingly enough the state with the biggest gender gap is Georgia, where it is 28%. Those southern belles don't actually like Kerry (they support Bush by 6%), but the Georgia men prefer Bush by a huge 34%. The gender gap is also very high in Rhode Island, Oregon, Nevada, and Florida. Only in two states, Kansas and North Carolina, does Bush do better among women than among men. Kerry's advantage with women averages 11%. With the upcoming get-out-the-vote efforts, it won't be surprising to see the Republicans focusing on men and the Democrats focusing on women."
"It is surprising that Bush and Kerry don't like each other very much. After all they are family: ninth cousins twice removed to be exact. Thanks to politicalwire.com for pointing this out."
Update: Where do our presidential candidates stand with respect to technology? Here's the link to the CompTIA piece.
Update: Josh Marshall: "Now, that's more like it. AP/IPSOS has Kerry over Bush 49% to 46% among likely voters. That's within the margin of error. But almost every poll is within the margin these days. And that comes on the heels of dead-even readings among likely voters from NBC/WSJ and Pew in the last couple days. Zogby does have Bush wobbling back to a one point lead today. And the Post still has Bush with a three point spread. But on balance there seems to be at least a mild drift in Kerry's direction over this last week."
Update: Taegan Goddard: "The latest Pew Research Center poll shows 'the presidential race is again extremely close.' President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are tied at 45% to 45% among registered voters, and 47% to 47% among likely voters. The Economist Poll shows Kerry leading Bush, 48% to 46%. A Marist College poll shows Kerry and Bush 'neck and neck,' with each candidate getting the support of 47% of registered voters. In the AP-Ipsos Public Affairs poll, Kerry is leading Bush 49% to 46%. Most striking: 'Some 56% say the country is on the wrong track.' Here are some notable state polls: Florida - Bush 45, Kerry 43 (Quinnipiac); Wisconsin - Bush 48, Kerry 47 (University of Minnesota)."
Update: I wonder if HellChild was at this rally. Only 21 and she's been registering voters.
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