New AP Poll: Kerry 49% Bush 46% LV

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041021/ap_on_el_pr/president_ap_poll&cid=694&ncid=1963&sid=96378798 ^

[dfdemar]

Bush approval at 47%.

[NATIVEDAUGHTER]

Ronald Reagan would have demolished john kerry like yesterday's ice cream...Bush is in trouble because he governed and acted like a moderate liberal,not like a sensible conservative..He stuck his nose into a foreign affair that had little or nothing to do with national security thereby perpetuating the "nation-building" nonsense of Bill Clinton...

[onyx]

PLEASE correct the headline.

It should read:

AP Poll: Bush, Kerry in Dead Heat

[The G Man]

AP's last poll had Kerry +4, when EVERY other poll had it Bush +3 or +4

[dfdemar]

Actually, Bush was up in most polls.

[snarkytart]

Yes Newsweek did have Bush up by 6 or 8 last poll.

This AP poll is crap.

I guess the AP was not happy quoting other polls now because they are trending Bush so they did their own poll.

pfft whatever

[mattdono]

True. Just did my poll watching training last night. I am raring to go.

[rwfromkansas]

ewwww

[NATIVEDAUGHTER]

Ronald Reagan would have demolished john kerry like yesterday's ice cream...Bush is in trouble because he governed and acted like a moderate liberal,not like a sensible conservative..He stuck his nose into a foreign affair that had little or nothing to do with national security thereby perpetuating the "nation-building" nonsense of Bill Clinton...

[Novel]

Man, that Soros money is really kicking in.

[Prysson]

I can only assume by the results that this was a poll of AP reporters.

[rwfromkansas]

good point

Numbers aren't good, but this poll doesn't have a good track record

[JCEccles]

AP's last poll had Kerry +4, when EVERY other poll had it Bush +3 or +4

Then this isn't good news for Kerry. It shows Kerry losing ground.

[Primo]

Maybe my memory is not as good as just to be. However, my point is that Bush will win no matter the stupid polls.

[Gimme]

LOL AP is so bogus

[mondonico]

Buck up! RealClearPolitics.com has Bush at +3.1 in a three-way race, +3.3 head-to-head, based on averages of nonpartisan polls.

[finnman69]

Ok, something stinks. The poll which had Bush up in September by 7 and a JA of 54% has the JA down to 47%.

Not buying it.

AP/Ipsos (944 LV)*** 10/4 - 10/6 46% 50% 2% Kerry +4
AP/Ipsos (931 LV) 9/20 - 9/22 52% 45% 1% Bush +7
AP/Ipsos (899 LV) 9/7 - 9/9 51% 46% 1% Bush +5
AP/Ipsos (798 RV) 8/3 - 8/5 45% 48% 3% Kerry +3

[Republican Red]

Is AP reporting polling with another media outlet?

RealClearPolitics does not even list AP Polls unless they are known by another name:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/polls.html

[rocklobster11]

There have been 3 polls in October showing Kerry with a lead. AP/IPSOS has had 2 of them. Gallup had the other, and it was 49-48 Kerry (on 10/9-10. Since then, Gallup has released a poll showing Bush up 52-44).

AP/IPSOS apparently makes no attempt to adjust polls for party affiliation, so it is subject to wild swings.