Reuters Poll: Bush and Kerry Tied Ahead of DebateWed Oct 13, 2004 07:01 AM ET
By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent
TEMPE, Ariz. (Reuters) - President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry remain deadlocked in the White House race going into their final debate, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
Bush and Kerry held steady at 45 percent each in the latest three-day tracking poll, raising the stakes for Wednesday night's pivotal final debate in Tempe, Arizona.
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"The third debate is crucial," pollster John Zogby said, pointing out 7 percent of likely voters remain undecided ahead of the encounter.
Zogby said only 11 percent of those undecided voters felt Bush deserved to be re-elected and 40 percent thought it was time for someone new. Nearly half of the undecideds were uncertain whether Bush should get another term.
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