LAT poll: LV 48-48-1(Nader) -3 undecided, RV Kerry 48/47 w/o Nader

[papau]

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/2004/la-na-poll26oct26,1,6510165,print.story?coll=la-home-headlines
THE TIMES POLL
Voters Still Split Sharply, and Evenly
Cultural values, more than the economy, are dividing the country between Bush and Kerry as the fissures seen in 2000 resurface in dramatic fashion.
By Ronald Brownstein
Times Staff Writer

October 26, 2004

WASHINGTON — President Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry, in a race dividing Americans far more along lines of cultural values than economic interests, remain locked in a dead heat one week before election day, a Times poll has found.

Whether measured among all registered voters or only those viewed as most likely to vote, and with or without independent candidate Ralph Nader in the mix, the survey finds Kerry and Bush in a statistical tie.

Among likely voters, Bush and Kerry each draws 48%, with Nader attracting 1% and with 3% undecided. Without Nader, Bush is backed by 49%, Kerry by 48% among likely voters — a statistically insignificant difference. Undecided voters again total 3%.

The survey also finds voters split in half on Bush's performance as president — and almost in half on his decision to invade Iraq.
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The Times poll, supervised by polling director Susan Pinkus, surveyed 1,698 registered voters, of which 881 were deemed likely to vote, from Thursday through Saturday. It has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points for both groups.
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[Randi_Listener]

1. Good news

I'll take a tie on election day. That means certain defeat for Fuckface.