Kerry pulls ahead (in PA by 7 points poll by Scaife's TribReview)

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/trib/regional/s_259281.html

Sen. John Kerry has pulled in front of President Bush in Pennsylvania, a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review poll shows.
Kerry's strong performance in the first of three presidential debates -- combined with growing unrest about the war in Iraq -- propelled the Massachusetts Democrat ahead of the Republican incumbent by a 7-point margin a month before the election, according to the statewide Keystone poll conducted for the Trib.

"The big news, obviously, is the Kerry lead," said poll director G. Terry Madonna.

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In the latest survey of 594 registered voters released late Wednesday, Kerry jumped in front of Bush by 48 percent to 41 percent. Independent candidate Ralph Nader received 3 percent, and 8 percent of respondents said they were undecided. The survey, conducted between Sept. 30 and Monday by Franklin and Marshall College's Center for Opinion Research in Lancaster County, has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

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About 15 percent of the respondents are military veterans, and a majority of them appear to be breaking for Kerry. Of the veterans surveyed, 53 percent said they will vote for Kerry, compared to 39 percent for Bush. That's a reversal from last month's poll in which Bush led Kerry among veterans by a margin of 13 percentage points.

[Erika]

1. YES

The veterans are backing one of their own.

[LiberalVoice]

2. Becareful

I mean after all it is the Trib...They're probably just using it to scare all the conservatives that read it into mobilizing an effort to stop Kerry.

[Torgo Johnson]

3. The battleground states are going toward Kerry again.

Also of note:

"About 15 percent of the respondents are military veterans, and a majority of them appear to be breaking for Kerry. Of the veterans surveyed, 53 percent said they will vote for Kerry, compared to 39 percent for Bush. That's a reversal from last month's poll in which Bush led Kerry among veterans by a margin of 13 percentage points."

Which makes the USA Today story even more full of shit.

[Erika]

4. Most defintely the battleground states are going for Kerry. Would'nt

any intelligent adult?

[Rageneau]

5. It's not just that fighting back helps...

It's that NOT fighting back hurts bigtime.

I'm glad the Kerry Campaign finally figured that out.

[gavodotcom]

6. Poll is within the margin of error.

It's hard for me to trust any poll which has a 3.5+% MOE.

Get out the vote, people. Only way to effectively counter the Republican efforts. You damn well know they *LIVE* for that shit.