Bush, Kerry still in dead heat
2004-10-17 19:28
Washington - Two new opinion polls released on Sunday showed US election rivals George W Bush and John Kerry still struggling to establish a decisive lead.
A Washington Post poll put the Republican president up 50% to 47% for Democratic challenger Kerry. Statistically it was a dead heat however with a three point margin of error.
A Newsweek magazine poll of likely voters put Bush on 48% and Kerry on 46%. Again it was a dead heat with a margin of error of four percentage points.
The Washington Post poll surveyed 1 555 people over three days last week. Newsweek's Princeton Survey Research Associates poll was of 1 004 registered voters on Thursday and Friday.
A Time magazine poll released on Saturday gave Bush 48% of likely voters and Kerry 46%, with a four point margin of error.
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