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Bush Remains On Top In Missouri

September 21, 2004

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(CPOD) Sept. 21, 2004 - George W. Bush and Dick Cheney could carry the state of Missouri in the 2004 United States presidential election, according to according to the MSNBC/Knight Ridder poll conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. 48 per cent of respondents would vote for the Republican incumbents, while 41 per cent would support the Democratic ticket of John Kerry and John Edwards.

One per cent of respondents would vote for independent candidate Ralph Nader and running mate Peter Camejo, one per cent would support another ticket, and nine per cent remain undecided. The election is scheduled for Nov. 2.

Bush won Missouri's 11 electoral votes in 2000, with 50.4 per cent of all cast ballots. Aside from the 1956 presidential election, the state has picked the eventual winner in every contest since 1900.

Polling Data

If the 2004 presidential election were held today, would you vote for:

George W. Bush / Dick Cheney (R)

48%

John Kerry / John Edwards (D)

41%

Ralph Nader / Peter Camejo (I)

1%

Another ticket

1%

Undecided

9%

Source: Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. / MSNBC / Knight Ridder
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 625 likely Missouri voters, conducted from Sept. 14 to Sept. 16, 2004. Margin of error is 4 per cent.

Other poll highlights: Candidate name recognition, Bush's approval rating at 52 per cent, views on same-sex marriage, economy, Iraq, terrorism and discussions about Vietnam War.


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