[lbo-talk] Polling footnote re: the energized voter base

Michael Pollak mpollak at panix.com
Tue Mar 9 04:15:46 PST 2004



>From Today's Papers (the Slate newsletter):

USA Today leads with a poll showing Senator Kerry leading President Bush 50 percent to 44 percent, with Nader at two percent. When Nader is taken out of the equation, Bush's number stays the same but Kerry moves up two points. The Post fronts a similar poll.

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A point USAT doesn't mention about its own poll numbers: Kerry does better among "likely voters" than among registered ones. CNN, a cosponsor of the poll, explains, "Democratic voters are indicating they are more likely to vote than the overall electorate--something that has rarely happened in past elections."

Michael



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