breaking: Kerry leads 10 points in battleground state polls

[montana500]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38563-2004Oct16.html


The Post tracking poll shows Bush leading Kerry 50 to 47 percent. Independent Ralph Nader continues to barely register nationally, getting 2 percent of the hypothetical vote. But the survey suggests that Kerry continues to claim a large lead in key battleground states. In these 13 states, Kerry held a 53 percent to 43 percent advantage among likely voters.

[alittlelark]

1. But the headline and 80%+ of the story is Cheneys daughter!!!

Here's the "meat"

<snip>
But the survey suggests that Kerry continues to claim a large lead in key battleground states. In these 13 states, Kerry held a 53 percent to 43 percent advantage among likely voters.


A total of 1,555 registered voters were interviewed Wednesday through Friday nights, including 1,203 likely voters. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points for the overall results. It is plus or minus six percentage points for the question asking views on Kerry's comment about Cheney's daughter, which was asked on Thursday night.

[IconoclastIlene]

5. Yeah, they are reading about the Cheney's and getting more nutzo

about the administration currently holding office.

Give em enough room to hang themselves, please.

[BUSHOUT]

2. Jeez. I should have read "the meat" and left it at that!

That article got me all pissed off and mad, and then there's a lump of good news at the end.

I CAN'T TAKE THIS ROLLERCOASTER!!!

[bemildred]

3. Self delete. nt

[MichiganVote]

4. Key phrase, "likely voters". That group usually doesn't include

1. First time voters, of which Dem's have resigtered hundreds of thousands

2. Young people, as in eligible for a draft

[troublemaker]

6. Looks like the third debate was a polarizing

event aimed (by Kerry) at swing states only. Bush may hit 80% in AL, but who cares?

[BillZBubb]

9. The third debate was polarized by Bush*, not Kerry

Bush* was trying to re-energize his base. Kerry was swinging for the middle. It looks like both succeeded!

[Gloria]

7. Yes....but....there is no breakdown by state, so this doesn't tell much...

As for the Cheney question: Note the margin of error is 6% compared to the overall 4%. Who did they question?? Repugs only? The say it is likely voters...(they did break LV his group out of the registered total)...but that's quite a large MOE.

[tedoll78]

8. What this tells me..

The REDneck states are giving Bush a larger lead than the Blue states. This is the only way in which Bush is numerically able to come into a nationwide tie with Kerry.

[oscar111]

10. Kerry loses popular vote, WINS electoral college

how ironic.

[tedoll78]

11. And you know what?

I could care less about the popular vote. Just gimme President Kerry and a chorus line of Stevens clones on the court!

[Kahuna]

15. Wouldn't that be sweeet?

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[Guaranteed]

16. Yup, the rednecks are all for Bush. That's exactly it.

He's gonna get like 80% of Mississippi or something LOL.

[fizzana]

12. I don't care if states like Texas, Idaho

Wyoming, Montana, Utah go 80% fro Bush. Let him have those votes.

[tedoll78]

13. Hell..

Let Texas secede if it wants.

[PCIntern]

14. Mah Daddy used t'say thet...

may he rest in peace - he told me that after the Civil War, they should have let Texas just stay independent and fight continuous wars with Mexico.

He never forgave the whole state for its complicity in the Kennedy Assassination.