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Statement from John Zogby on 2004 Presidential Election Results: “We feel strongly that our pre-election polls were accurate on virtually every state. Our predictions on many of the key battleground states like Ohio and Florida were within the margin of error. I thought we captured a trend, but apparently that result didn’t materialize. “We always saw a close race, and a close race is what we’ve got. I’ve called this the Armageddon Election for some time—a closely-divided electorate with high partisan intensity on each side." (more from Zogby coming soon…) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zogby International Finds: Bush at 49.4%, Kerry at 49.1%...

Oct 21, 2004 - A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Thursday night indicated Bush and Kerry were about even in Ohio, which has 20 electoral votes. Among likely voters, Kerry was ahead by 1 point, 48 percent to 47 percent. Kerry had a 6-point edge, 50 percent to 44 percent, among registered voters. ...

The latest Rasmussen Reports Presidential Tracking Poll shows Senator John F. Kerry at 47%, President George W. Bush at 44%, and "some other candidate" at 4%. These numbers reflect quite a change in the race after Bush had been leading Kerry for seven straight days. The recent news cycle may be taking a toll on the President's numbers. Only time will tell whether this is a lasting shift or just a temporary aberration. Ratings for President Bush's handling of the "situation in Iraq" have declined over the past week. Just 43% of Americans give the President good or excellent marks...