Posted on 10/30/2004 2:33:33 PM PDT by familyop
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush's lead over Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry has widened to 6 percentage points among likely voters, according to a Newsweek magazine poll released on Saturday.
The poll showed Bush leading Kerry by 50 percent to 44 percent, and independent candidate Ralph Nader drawing 1 percent support.
That compared with a Bush lead last week over Kerry of 48 percent to 46 percent among likely voters.
The Newsweek surveys had a margin of error of 4 points, meaning the two candidates remained in a statistical dead heat days before Tuesday's election.
This week's poll surveyed 1,005 registered voters from Wednesday through Friday, and the final night's polling came after the broadcast of a new videotape in which al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden raised the prospect of fresh attacks against the United States.
The war against global terrorism has been a major issue in the campaign, and the Newsweek poll said voters trusted Bush over Kerry by 56 percent to 37 percent to tackle terrorism.
Among registered voters, Bush moved into a lead over Kerry of 48 percent to 44 percent in this week's poll, compared with a tie at 46 percent last week. The new poll also showed a strong majority expected major disputes over the voting in Tuesday's election, and it said 54 percent thought the winner would eventually be determined by the courts. A U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2000 handed the election to Bush after a long recount dispute in Florida.
ie... a Worldwide organized conspiracy....
Goes along with what David Horowitz says in his book, Unholy Alliance...just got that and it is next....
**The poll showed Bush leading Kerry by 50 percent to 44 percent,**
I think this is going to open up to 8 points. (My prediction!)
...agree, "If it's a sizable victory (Landslide :), then the effects of cheating and voter fraud will be minimized"
Perhaps Kerry can encourage Osama Bin Laden to do some more campaigning for him, so that the lead can widen to 15-20 points...
Do we have any polls that have solid evidence of the bin Laden Video having any impact?
Read their remarks here:
They aren't noticing a change...but we'll see come the ultimate poll on Nov 2...
Personally, I think Carl Rove set up Walter Concrete to say that...
Is it just me or has Bush consistently given plenty of time to Kerry to hang himself?
- He let the Dems talk all summer 2 years ago about the need to have another vote in Congress to authorize war against Saddam. Then he gave them the opportunity to put their votes where their mouth was...right before the election! That forced a lot of them to support the resolution...which has come back to haunt Kerry.
-He didn't say anything when CBS came up with the fake memos. Kerry went with it and ended up with egg on his face when the memos turned out to be forgeries.
-He didn't say anything when the NY Times came up with the missing weapons non-story. Bush's silence encouraged Kerry to go all in (Poker speach!) and blast Bush. When it turned out that there was no evidence that the explosives were there when the US army got there, Kerry's speed in accusing Bush made him look like an idiot.
-Kerry is now making the same mistake with the OBL tape...
Bush's poker strategy when he gets dealt a great hand is to check and let Kerry move all in. Then Bush moves in for the kill.
Oh, Phil! You have got me laughing and gasping AGAIN with your crazy comics! What a....
Oh, you mean Uncle Wally World actually said that? Never mind.
- BTT
besides, all these newly ordained "votes" coming from the tombs are not being polled....
I still worry....
pray....pray.....
Excellent and bullseye pic again, Phil !! I love it.Uncle Walter oughta be measured for his new gear now:
Amen 4 more years! Great pic. :^D
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