(CPOD) Mar. 9, 2004 – Massachusetts senator John Kerry would carry the state of Florida in the 2004 United States presidential election, according to a poll by Schroth & Associates and the polling company published in the Miami Herald and the St. Petersburg Times. 49 per cent of respondents would vote for the prospective Democratic candidate, a six per cent lead over George W. Bush.
(CPOD) Mar. 9, 2004 – Massachusetts senator John Kerry would carry the state of Florida in the 2004 United States presidential election, according to a poll by Schroth & Associates and the polling company published in the Miami Herald and the St. Petersburg Times. 49 per cent of respondents would vote for the prospective Democratic candidate, a six per cent lead over George W. Bush.
Kerry has won 27 of the 30 Democratic presidential primaries and caucuses held so far, virtually sealing his party’s nomination. Independent candidate Ralph Nader garners the support of three per cent of respondents in the Sunshine State. The election is scheduled for Nov. 2.
National security has been one of the topics of discussion in the early stages of the campaign. Yesterday, Kerry chided Bush for “stonewalling” an investigation into intelligence failures before the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Bush criticized Kerry of proposing “deeply irresponsible” cuts to intelligence services in 1995, two years after a bomb exploded inside New York’s World Trade Center.
Florida’s 27 electoral votes decided the 2000 presidential election, after weeks of recounts and court injunctions concluded in a 537-vote victory for Bush over Democrat Al Gore. Since 1972, the only Democrats to carry Florida in a presidential election are Jimmy Carter in 1976 and Bill Clinton in 1996.
Polling Data
What candidate would you vote for in the 2004 U.S. presidential election?
John Kerry (D) | 49% |
George W. Bush (R) | 43% |
Ralph Nader (I) | 3% |
Undecided | 5% |
Source: Schroth & Associates / the polling company / The Miami Herald / The St. Petersburg Times
Methodology: Interviews to 800 likely Florida voters, conducted on Mar. 3 and Mar. 4, 2004. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent.
