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Bush, Kerry in dead heat, Florida survey shows

By William E. Gibson
Washington Bureau Chief
Posted October 24 2004

A surge of newly registered voters has helped Democrat John Kerry regain momentum in the presidential race in Florida, where he has pulled even or just slightly ahead of President Bush, according to a statewide poll less than two weeks before the election.

Kerry has rebounded in Florida and other key electoral states since falling behind Bush in the aftermath of the Republican National Convention early last month. The momentum now is shifting almost daily, however, leaving the two candidates in a statistical dead heat on their way to a suspenseful finish.

The latest poll, conducted Oct. 18-21 by Research 2000 for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and Florida Times-Union, found Kerry leading Bush by the narrowest of margins in Florida: 48 percent to 47 percent, with 2 percent for independent candidate Ralph Nader.

The results came from 600 registered Florida voters who have a history of voting in statewide elections. They reflect the state's party affiliations and demographics by age, gender, race and region. The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-poll24oct24,0,1652595.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines

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Down the stretch, a dead heat

Just more than a week until Election Day, Florida voters are evenly divided over Bush, Kerry.

By ADAM C. SMITH, Times Political Editor
Published October 24, 2004

It looks like 2000 all over again.

President Bush and challenger John Kerry head into the final stretch of the race in another Florida deadlock, with voters starkly split over the Iraq war and the president's performance, a new St. Petersburg Times/Miami Herald poll shows.

Kerry in recent weeks gained among crucial independent, Hispanic and senior voters. But the poll suggests Bush has peeled away some traditional Democratic support among women and African-Americans.

As a result of those trends, the contest for the largest battleground state could not be any closer nine days before the election.

Forty-six percent of likely voters back Bush, 46 percent Kerry. Seven percent are undecided and 1 percent back Ralph Nader.

http://www.sptimes.com/2004/10/24/Decision2004/Down_the_stretch__a_d.shtml

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Outstanding news.

[chum]

1. But we won florida last time

Don't give me good news - it only makes me weak. ;)

[shawmut]

2. a lot of good news here this morning

:)