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...Zogby is supposed to announce new numbers tonight and say that Bush has jumped 6 points????? Here are the numbers from two weeks ago:
Released: August 15, 2004 Kerry Favored Over Bush 47%-43% In Multi-Candidate Race; Voters With Passports Give Kerry 58%-35% Edge; Candidates in Dead Heat Among Investors; New Zogby America Poll Reveals
Massachusetts Senator John Kerry is favored over President George W. Bush (47%-43%) among likely voters when Ralph Nader, Libertarian, Constitution and Green Party presidential candidates are factored into the 2004 presidential race, according to a new Zogby America poll. The telephone poll of 1011 likely voters was conducted Thursday through Saturday (August 12-14, 2004). Overall results have a margin of sampling error of +/-3.1.
Presidential Candidates % Aug12-14 Democrat -John Kerry 47 Republican-George W. Bush 43 Independent-Ralph Nader 2 Libertarian-Michael Badnarik 1 Constitution-Michael Peroutka .2 Green-David Cobb .2 Other .8 Undecided 7
The presidential ticket of Massachusetts Senator John Kerry and North Carolina Senator John Edwards gained two points since the Democratic National convention over President George W. Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney and now leads by seven points (50%-43%).
Presidential Ticket % Aug12-14 July 27-29 July 6-7 Kerry-Edwards 50 48 48 Bush-Cheney 43 43 46 Undecided 6 8 5
President Bush’s overall job performance rating moved up three points to 47%, with more than half of respondents continuing to express their disapproval.
George W. Bush 8/12-14 7/27-29 7/6-7 6/2-5 5/10-13 Approve 47 44 49 46 42 Disapprove 52 56 51 54 58 Undecided 1 0 0 0 0
The majority of respondents say that the country is headed on the wrong track (51%), while 42% feel the US is on the right track.
US Direction 8/12-14 7/27-29 7/6-7 6/2-5 5/ 10-13 Wrong 51 50 48 50 54 Right (Correct) 42 41 47 44 40 Undecided 7 9 5 6 6
When asked if President Bush "deserves to be re-elected", 43% of likely voters responded positively, while the majority (53%) still says that it is "time for someone new."
George W. Bush 8/12-14 7/27-29 7/6-7 6/2-5 5/10-13 Re-Elect 43 42 43 43 42 Someone New 53 51 53 53 53 Undecided 4 7 4 5 6
As part of the Zogby-O’Leary Report Red and Blue States Monitor, in the Blues States, those won by former Vice-President Al Gore in the 2000 presidential election, Kerry receives 54% of support, as compared to Bush 37%. In the Red States, Bush is favored by 47%, while receives 41% support.
Presidential Ticket % Blues States Red States Kerry 54 41 Bush 37 47 Undecided 6 6 <link>
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