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Article published Monday, December 20, 2004 Recount produces few changes in 3 Ohio counties WAUSEON — President Bush got one extra vote in Fulton County, and the President and Democratic challenger John Kerry got an extra vote in Henry County in recounts last week. There was no change in Williams County. The tabulation of recount results in Fulton County were 13,640 votes for Mr. Bush, 8,224 for Mr. Kerry, 45 for Michael Badnarik, 44 for Michael Peroutka, and 1 for David Cobb. Two Republicans, 2 Democrats, and 3 Green Party represenatives — including one who drove from Minneapolis for the...

Rasmussen 3 day National tracking poll has Bush at 47.9% to Kerry at 47.1%. This is a 1.4% Kerry gain from yesterday. With leaners included, Kerry trails by 48.8% to 48.3%. In the 16 state battleground poll, Kerry leads by 48.9% to 46.3%. http://www.rasmussenreports.com In the Rasmussen 7 day rolling averages of 5 key states, the numbers are: Florida, Bush 48%-47% (This is a 2 point Kerry gain from yesterday) Michigan, Kerry 50%-47% (This is a 1 point Bush gain from yesterday) Ohio, Bush 49%-48% (This is a 1 point Kerry gain from yesterday) Minnesota, Bush 48%-47% (This is unchanged...

Rasmussen 3 day national tracking poll has Bush leading 49-47. This is unchanged from yesterday. In Rasmussen's 7 day rolling averages in 3 key states, the numbers are: Florida, Bush 49%-46% (This is a 1 point Kerry gain from yesterday) Michigan, Kerry 50%-46% (This is a 2 point Kerry gain from yesterday) Minnesota, Bush 48%-47% (This is a 1 point Bush gain from yesterday) Ohio, Bush 49%-47% (This is a 1 point Kerry gain from yesterday) Pennsylvania, Kerry 49%-47% (This is a 1 point Bush gain from yesterday)

Rasmussen's 7 day rolling averages for 5 key battleground states are as follows: Florida, Bush 50%-47% (This is a 3 point Bush gain from yesterday, and breaks a five day tie) Michigan, Kerry 49%-47% (This is a 3 point Bush gain from yesterday) Minnesota, Tie 47% (This is a 3 point Kerry gain from yesterday) Ohio, Bush 50%-47% (This a 1 point Kerry gain from yesterday) Pennsylvania, Kerry 49%-46% (This is a 1 point Bush gain from yesterday)

Rasmussen 3 day national tracking poll has bush at 48.8% to Kerry at 47.0%. this is a 1.8% gain from yesterday. With leaners included, Bush's lead is 49.5% to 48.1%. In the Rasmussen 7 day rolling averages of 5 key battleground states, I will provide the results for today, with leaners included in the synopsis: Florida, Tie 48% (This is unchanged for the fifth consecutive day. With leaners included, Kerry leads 49%-47%) Michigan, Kerry 51%-46% (This is unchanged from yesterday. With leaners included, Kerry leads 52%-46%) Minnesota, Bush 48%-45% (This is unchanged form yesterday. With leaners included, Bush leads 50%-47%)...

Rasmussen's 3 day national tracking poll has the race dead even at 47.8% each. This is a 2 point Bush gain from yesterday The Rasmussen 7 day rolling averages for 5 key battleground states are: Florida, Tie 48% (This is unchanged for the fourth straight day) Ohio, Bush 50%-46% (This is a 1 point Bush gain from yesterday) Michigan, Kerry 52%-47% (This margin is unchanged from yesterday) Minnesota, Bush 48%-45% (This is a 1 point Bush gain from yesterday) Pennsylvania, Kerry 50%-47% (This is a 1 point Kerry gain from yesterday)

Rasmussen's 3 day National Tracking Poll has Kerry in the lead for the first time in over two months, 48.4%-46.4%. Rasmussen's 7 day rolling averages of 5 key battleground states shows very little change from yesterday: Florida, Tie 48% (this is unchanged for 3 days in a row) Michigan, Kerry 51%-46% (This is a 1 point Bush gain from yesterday, but the exact figure of 4 days ago) Minnesota, Bush 48%-46% (This is unchanged for 4 days in a row) Ohio, Bush 49%-46% (This is a 1 point Kerry gain from yesterday, but the exact figure from 5 days ago)...

Rasmussen's national 3 day tracking poll has Bush barely ahead of Kerry by a slim 47.6% to 47.2%Rasmussen 7 day rolling averages for 5 key battleground states are:Florida, Tie 48% (This is the second day in a row of identical numbers here) Michigan, Kerry 51%-45% (This is a 1 point Kerry gain from yesterday, and has moved Michigan from a toss-up state to the leans Kerry column) Minnesota, Bush 48%-46% (This is the third day in a row of identical numbers here) Ohio, Bush 50%-46%  Pennsylvania, Kerry 49%-46% (This is a 2 point Bush gain from yesterday)

Rasmussen 3 day national tracking poll has Bush leading Kerry 49%-46%. This is a half point Bush gain from yesterday. Rasmussen 7 day rolling averages for 5 key battleground states are: Florida, Bush 48%-47% (This is a 1 point Kerry gain from yesterday) Michigan, Kerry 51%-46% (This is a 2 point Kerry gain from yesterday) Minnesota, Bush 48%-46% (This is a 2 point Bush gain from yesterday, and the first time he has lead this month) Ohio, Bush 50%-46% (This is a 1 point Bush gain from yesterday) Pennsylvania, Kerry 50%-45% (This is a 1 point Kerry gain from yesterday)...

Rasmussen's 7 day rolling averages for 5 key battleground states are: Florida, Bush 49%-47% (This is a 2 point Bush gain from yesterday, and his first one day gain in nearly 12 days) Michigan, Kerry 49%-46% (This is a 1 point Bush gain from yesterday) Ohio, Bush 49%-46% (This is a 2 point Bush gain from yesterday) Minnesota, Tie 47% (This in unchanged from yesterday) Pennsylvania, Kerry 50%-46% (This is unchanged from yesterday)

Rasmussen Premium Data in his 7 day rolling averages of 5 key battleground state is: Florida, Tie 47% (This is unchanged from yesterday) Michigan, Kerry 50%-46% (This is a 1 point Kerry gain from yesterday) Minnesota, Tie 47% (This is a 1 point Bush gain from yesterday) Ohio, Bush 48%-47% (This is a 1 point Bush gain from yesterday) Pennsylvania, Kerry 50%-46% (This is a 1 point Bush gain from yesterday)

Rasmussen National 3 day average is unchanged from yesterday with Bush leading by 2 at 48%-46%. Here are Rasmussen's rolling 7 day numbers for 5 key battleground states: Florida, Bush 48%-46% (This is unchanged from yesterday) Michigan, Kerry 48%-46% (This is a 1 point Bush gain from yesterday) Minnesota, Kerry 48%-46% (This is a 2 point Bush gain from yesterday) Ohio, Bush 48%-47% (This is a 2 point Kerry gain from yesterday) Pennsylvania, Kerry 47%-45% (This is a 1 point Bush gain from yesterday)

Here are Rasmussen's 7 day rolling averages of 5 key battleground states: Florida, Bush 47%-45% (This is a 1 point Kerry gain, and the eighth day in a row that Kerry has either picked up points, or kept pace and a 5 point gain in a week) Ohio, Bush 49%-47% (This is a 2 point Kerry gain from yesterday, and the closest he's been in 10 days) Michigan, Kerry 48%-46% (This is a 1 point Bush gain from yesterday, and 2 points in 2 days) Minnesota, Kerry 48%-45% (This is a 1 point Kerry gain from yesterday, and matches his...

Rasmussen's 7 day rolling averages of 5 key battleground states, are: Florida, Bush 48%-45% Michigan, Kerry 49%-46% Ohio, Bush 50%-46% Minnesota, Kerry 48%-46% Pennsylvania, Kerry 47%-46%

Rasmussen National 3 day tracking has Bush at 47.4% to Kerry at 45.8%. This is a full 2 point Kerry gain from yesterday. With "Leaners" included, Bush's lead is exactly 1 point at 48.5% to 47.5%. Rasmussen 7 day rolling averages for 5 key battleground states are: Florida, Bush 49%-45% (This is unchanged from yesterday) Michigan, Kerry 50%-46% (This is unchanged from yesterday) Minnesota, Kerry 48%-45% (This is a 1 point Kerry gain from yesterday) Ohio, Bush 50%-46% (This is a 1 point Kerry gain from yesterday) Pennsylvania, Kerry 47%-45% (This is unchanged from yesterday) Also, good news out of...

In Rassmusen's 7 day rolling averages of 5 key battleground states he has: Florida, Bush 51%-45% (This is unchanged from yesterday) Michigan, Kerry 50%-47% (This is a 1 point Bush gain from yesterday) Minnesota, Tie 46% (This is a 2 point Bush gain from yesterday) Ohio, Bush 49%-47% (This is a 1 point Kerry gain from yesterday) Pennsylvania, Kerry 48%-47% (This is a 1 point Bush gain from yesterday)

In the 3 day national tracking poll released by Rasmussen, Bush's numbers improved to 48.4% Bush to 46.1% Kerry. However, the 7 day rolling averages for 5 key battleground states show movement to Kerry. Florida, Bush 51%-45% (A 1 point Kerry gain from yesterday) Michigan, Kerry 50%-46% (A 1 point Kerry gain from yesterday) Minnesota, Kerry 48%-46% (A 1 point Bush gain from yesterday) Ohio, Bush 49%-46% (A 2 point Kerry gain from yesterday) Pennsylvania, Kerry 47%-46% (A 2 point Kerry gain from yesterday and the first Kerry lead since 9/30)

The 7 day rolling averages of 5 key battleground states are: Florida, Bush 52%-45% (This is a 1 point Bush gain, and has placed Florida in the "Leans Bush" column by Rasmussen for his EV count) Michigan, Kerry 49%-46% (This breaks a week long tie, and is a 3 point Kerry gain from yesterday) Ohio, Bush 50%-45% (This is a 3 point Bush gain from yesterday) Minnesota, Kerry 48%-45% (This in unchanged from yesterday) Pennsylvania, Bush 47%-46% (This is a 1 point Bush gain from yesterday)

Florida, Bush 52%-46% (This is a 1 point Bush gain) Michigan, Tie 47% (This is a full seven day straight that there has been a tie here) Ohio, Bush 48%-46% (This represents no change from yesterday) Pennsylvania, Tie 47% (This is a 1 point Kerry gain)

In Weekly Numbers, Wisconsin is now Kerry 48%-47% whereas last week was a Bush lead of 48%-45%. Here are the Rasmussen Premium 7 day rolling averages in 5 key states: Florida, Bush 48%-46% Michigan Kerry 47%-45% (This is unchanged from yesterday) Minnesota, Kerry 49%-45% (This is a 1 point Kerry gain from yesterday) Ohio, Bush 49%-46% (This is a 1 point Kerry gain from yesterday) Pennsylvania, Kerry 48%-45%