Kerry takes big lead in New Jersey - NJ Record

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10/3/2004
Kerry takes big lead in New Jersey

Sen. Kerry has taken a broad lead in New Jersey, climbing an alleged eight points since Thursday’s presidential debate. Though most strategists thought New Jersey would end up swinging Democratic, Kerry and Bush were neck and neck in a poll just before the debate. This from the registration-restricted New Jersey Record:

A poll conducted Friday by The Record showed John Kerry with an eight-point lead over President Bush in New Jersey, despite other polls in recent weeks indicating a virtual deadlock in the race for the state’s 15 electoral votes.

Of the 502 likely voters polled in the Garden State, 50 percent said they were planning to vote for the Democratic senator from Massachusetts, and 42 percent said they would vote to reelect Bush, a Republican. Six percent remained undecided, while 2 percent said they would vote for independent Ralph Nader.

The poll was taken the day after the first debate between Bush and Kerry, which was watched by more than 80 percent of those polled by The Record. Nearly half of those who saw the debate said Kerry won, and 34 percent said Bush won.

“There are two bottom lines,” said Del Ali, whose firm, Research 2000 of Rockville, Md., conducted the poll on behalf of The Record. “New Jersey is a Kerry state, No. 1. And, No. 2, Kerry did very well in the debate. Bush did not do very well.”

The poll results are consistent with initial assessments of Thursday’s 90-minute debate in Florida, which political observers on both sides said gave Kerry’s image a much-needed boost.

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[Gloria]

1. "an alleged"-------that's new phrase for me in pollling.....

does it apply to Bush-leaning polls as well?

[DeepModem Mom]

2. Good news!