GOOD MORNING! -Bush, Kerry Tied in White House Race-Reuters Poll

[unfrigginreal]

By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Sen. John Kerry pulled into a statistical dead heat with President Bush in a seesawing battle for the White House, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released Monday.

The latest three-day tracking poll showed Kerry and Bush deadlocked at 45 percent apiece barely two weeks before the Nov. 2 election. The president had a 46-44 percent lead over the Massachusetts senator the previous day, and a four-point lead the day before that.

About 7 percent of likely voters say they are still undecided between the two White House rivals.

"This is, as I have said before, the same kind of roller coaster ride we saw in 2000 with the lead changing back and forth and neither candidate able to open up any kind of lead," pollster John Zogby said.

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[Bullshot]

1. An ABC news reporter this morning stated that

Bush is leading Kerry "in just about every poll."

Somebody give ABC reporters a skirt and pom poms and call them what they are--cheerleaders.

[Zynx]

3. For them to call most of those leads "leads" is bizzare.

A two point lead in the Time and Newsweek polls is somehow a huge Bush victory, but when Kerry was ahead by a similar margin it was "Why can't Kerry gain any traction?".

[jab105]

4. I turn ABC news on for 15 minutes...and first thing was that

their poll said Bush was leading by 4%...BUT, Gallup said 8%...so clearly, Bush is going to walk away with it...end of story, you can all stay home now...

It was crazy...I didn't see any other polls...and when perception is reality, this kind of stuff matters...if Bush is seen to be leading, then people who are on the fence will choose Bush since everyone else is...

[shelley806]

2. Great! Zogby also

Thanks for the link.