The contest between President George W. Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry looks much as it did in a CBS News Poll conducted last week, after the Republican convention. Bush's post-convention bounce remains intact, if even slightly larger in this poll; Bush now leads Kerry 50% to 41% among registered voters, giving the President a 9-point margin.
PRESIDENTIAL HORSERACE (Registered Voters)
Now Last week
Bush-Cheney 50% 49%
Kerry-Edwards 41 42
Nader-Camejo 3 1
Ralph Nader may be on the ballot in some states in November, and he receives 3% of the vote. Without Nader on the ballot, Bush's lead is slightly smaller, at 8 points; in a two-way contest, Bush would receive 50% to Kerry's 42%.