Gallup poll: Kerry Gaining!!

After trailing Bush in three consecutive Gallup polls, Kerry has pulled ahead for the first time since early March. Kerry has 49% support and Bush 48%, and even with Nader facotored in, both candidates have 47% support.

Although this is well within the marin of error, previous polls have shown Bush beating Kerry outside the margin of error.

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George Bush holds on to a narrow 6-point lead over his Democratic challenger.

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It showed 49% do not think Bush deserves re-election 45% do. That is the most important number.

Kerry could be peaking.

... maybe he's peaking, maybe he's not.

The very notion he is peaking is totally idiotic.

But that is most encouraging news I heard in some time.

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

Kerry 49 percent

Bush 48 percent

http://www.pollingreport.com/wh04gen.htm

Bush Support Drops in Poll
Americans Express Worry
http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/elections/article.adp?id=20040506071009990024
By RANDY LILLESTON, USA TODAY
Released MAY 5, 2004

(May 6) - Americans are more dissatisfied with the nation's direction than at any time in more than eight years and President Bush's job approval rating has sunk into a tie for his worst-ever showing, according to a new Gallup Poll.

The poll, released Thursday, indicates 62 percent of Americans are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the country. That is the highest dissatisfaction number since early January 1996 - shortly after the federal government shut down briefly when Congress failed to reach a budget agreement. Thirty-six percent of those surveyed were satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S.

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A Gallup survey in early April indicated 57 percent of Americans were dissatisfied with the way things were going in the country and 41 percent were satisfied. The job dissatisfaction numbers have been on the rise since early this year.

http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/04/00/20040428134809990001
President Bush listens to a question from the press.

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online poll results (on this page with article)

How would you rate President Bush's overall job performance?
Poor 44%
Excellent 23%
Good 22%
Fair 10%

If the election were held today, who would get your vote?
John Kerry 49%
George W. Bush 48%
Ralph Nader 3%

Total Votes: 297,875