Kerry ahead 49% to 42% in Michigan Poll

[Tarheelhombre]

http://www.freep.com/news/statewire/sw102559_20040811.htm

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, who has been locked in a tight state race with President Bush for months, now leads in the latest poll of Michigan voters.

Forty-nine percent of the 600 likely voters surveyed statewide by Lansing-based EPIC/MRA say they back Kerry and running mate John Edwards, while 42 percent say they back Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, who was scheduled to campaign Wednesday evening in Battle Creek.

Three percent say they support independent candidate Ralph Nader and his running mate, Peter Camejo. Six percent are undecided. The poll was conducted from Aug. 4 through Tuesday and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

[WI_DEM]

1. EPIC/MRA is the leading poll organization in Michigan

and a seven point lead is pretty good at this point. Hope we can keep it up.

[Zynx]

2. If Bush is only polling 42% in this poll and 41% in others in Michigan, he

is screwed nationally.

[Tarheelhombre]

3. The consistent bad news for Bush is...

As an incumbent, he is polling in the low to mid 40's just 2.7 months before the election.

[gasperc]

4. watch out for Iran war resolution, it sounds like they are

ginning it up as we speak, expect the unexpected