October 22, 2004 - Kerry Opens 5-Point Lead In Pennsylvania, Q Poll

[unfrigginreal]

Democratic challenger John Kerry has broken through the 50-percent mark among Pennsylvania likely voters and now holds a 51 - 46 percent lead over President George W. Bush, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

This compares to a 49 - 47 percent Kerry lead among likely voters in an October 12 poll by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN uh-pe-ack) University.

Despite Kerry's lead, Pennsylvania registered voters give Bush higher marks on presidential qualities, saying:

* 50 - 44 percent that Bush acts more like a leader than Kerry, little changed from October 12;
* 49 - 42 percent that Bush has done a better job explaining what he would do.

Among registered voters backing Bush, 77 percent say their vote is mainly for the President. Among Kerry supporters, 46 percent say their vote is pro-Kerry and 47 percent say they are voting mainly against Bush.

"Sen. Kerry, bolstered by his strong showing in the debates, has increased his lead slightly over President Bush in Pennsylvania, breaking through the 50-percent mark it takes to win. The shift comes as more people say the economy is the most important issue in the election - an issue voters say Kerry can handle better than Bush," said Clay F. Richards, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

"The economy always has been the sleeper issue in Pennsylvania and it looks like pocketbook voters are beginning to wake up," Richards added.

http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11379.xml?ReleaseID=486

[DemocratSinceBirth]

1. Thanks For The Good News (nt)

[jezebel]

2. Beautiful. Thanks for the great poll. NT

nt

[Zynx]

3. Pennsylvania is ours.

We don't even need to campaign there anymore.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

4. That sounds like a really bad attitude...

To have, during this election. Rest on no laurels. Concede nothing, no one and nowhere.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. I Think He Means We Should Campaign Where We Need To...

I'd ask Clinton to go to non majority communities in OH,FL,WI,NM, and NV.....


That's where he's needed...

[mvd]

5. Nice to see good news this morning

:bounce:

[Demit]

6. 50% say Bush acts more like a leader? They mean cheerleader, right?

[Blue_Roses]

8. How much did Gore win Penn in 2000?

n/t

[WI_DEM]

10. by about five points.

[WI_DEM]

9. Bush acts like a leader?

we had two men in the debate, one is dimwitted, angry and bafoonish and the other is intelligent, graceful and can speak clearly and concisely--yet the dimwit is more of a leader?