Less than two weeks before the presidential election, Senator John Kerry and President Bush remain locked in a dead-heat race for the White House, with each taking 45% of the vote, according to a new Reuters/Zogby daily tracking poll. The telephone poll of 1208 likely voters was conducted from Saturday through Monday (October 16-18, 2004). The margin of error is +/- 2.9 percentage points.

Pollster John Zogby: “ The candidates are still in a statistical dead heat, with Kerry making incremental gains in a steady drip-drip-drip that has eroded the President’s lead. Over the last four days President Bush’s re-elect numbers have shifted-- from 47% to 45%-- and the time for someone new numbers have shifted-- from 48% to 51%.

Posted by: Jonathan Singer / 7:35 AM | Basie! Home