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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%...

Here’s a question: If you ask Americans which presidential candidate, George W. Bush or John F. Kerry, stands up to special interest groups, whom do they pick? Of course most people would choose Senator John “We’re coming, you’re going, and don’t let the door hit you on the way out” Kerry — right? Wrong. In a Gallup Poll taken in mid-February, 45 percent of those surveyed said the phrase “stands up to special-interest groups” applies to President Bush, while 44 percent said it applies to Sen. Kerry (D-Mass.). Of course, that’s a virtual tie, but one would think that after...

One thing the Bush campaign should understand: John F. Kerry is not going to repeat the mistakes of the Mondales and Dukakis’sPolls are now showing that John Kerry, the likely Democratic nominee for President, can defeat President Bush. Some of those polls show that Kerry's lead is now into double digits. Bush-Cheney campaign operatives tell supporters not to worry. Kerry is the fourth Democrat to run for the Presidency from Massachusetts since 1980, the other three being Ted Kennedy (who was defeated by Jimmy Carter in the primaries), Paul Tsongas (who lost out to Bill Clinton, despite winning in New...