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(CPOD) Sept. 21, 2004 - George W. Bush could carry the state of Arizona in the 2004 United States presidential election, according to according to the MSNBC/Knight Ridder poll conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. 50 per cent of respondents would vote for the Republican incumbent, while 39 per cent would support Democratic nominee John Kerry.

In July, independent candidate Ralph Nader failed in his bid to be included in the Arizona ballot after his supporters were not able to collect the signatures of 14,696 registered voters in the state. Three per cent of respondents would vote for another ticket, while eight per cent remain undecided. The election is scheduled for Nov. 2.

Arizona's eight electoral votes went to Bush in the 2000 election. The Republican candidate beat Democrat Al Gore by six per cent. Bill Clinton in 1996 is the only Democrat to have carried the state since 1972.

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