Bush "leads" Kerry 49-48 in Missouri poll [View All]

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<CPOD) Jun. 24, 2004 – The state of Missouri remains a key battleground in the 2004 United States presidential election, according to a poll by Zogby Interactive published in the Wall Street Journal Online. 48.6 per cent of respondents would vote for Republican incumbent George W. Bush, while 47.9 per cent would support prospective Democratic nominee John Kerry.

Independent candidate Ralph Nader garners the support of one per cent of respondents. The election is scheduled for Nov. 2.

Support for Bush remained unchanged since early June, while backing for Kerry increased by 0.3 per cent.

Bush won Missouri’s 11 electoral votes in 2000, with 50.4 per cent of all cast ballots. Aside from the 1956 presidential election, the state has picked the eventual winner in every contest since 1900>

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