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Kerry Barely Over Bush In Pennsylvania

September 22, 2004

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(CPOD) Sept. 22, 2004 - The state of Pennsylvania has no clear frontrunner in the 2004 United States presidential race, according to according to the MSNBC/Knight Ridder poll conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. 45 per cent of respondents would vote for the Democratic ticket of John Kerry and John Edwards in the election, while 44 per cent would support Republican incumbents George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.

One per cent of respondents would vote for independent candidate Ralph Nader and running mate Peter Camejo, and 10 per cent remain undecided. The election is scheduled for Nov. 2.

The state's 23 electoral votes went to Democrat Al Gore in 2000, with 51 per cent of the vote. The last Republican to carry Pennsylvania was George H. Bush in 1988.

Polling Data

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

John Kerry / John Edwards (D)

45%

George W. Bush / Dick Cheney (R)

44%

Ralph Nader / Peter Camejo (I)

1%

Undecided

10%

Source: Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. / MSNBC / Knight Ridder
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 624 likely Pennsylvania 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 48 per cent, views on same-sex marriage, economy, terrorism and discussions about Vietnam War.


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