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Zogby Predicts Kerry Will Win Dave Eberhart, NewsMax.com Friday, Oct. 29, 2004 One of the nation’s most respected pollsters predicts that John Kerry will win the presidency Tuesday. Zogby gave his take on the heated presidential contest to New York Daily News columnist Sydney Zion in Friday’s paper. "It's close," Zogby said, "but in the last couple of days things have been trending toward Kerry - nationally and in the swing states. Between this and history, I think it will be Kerry."

Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004 11:46 EST McCurry predicts huge turnout will win it for Kerry John Kerry's plane has just touched down at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Mass. Barring an extended recount, it's the last trip the chartered 757 will make as a campaign plane. If Kerry boards it again, it will be as a U.S. Senator -- or as the president-elect of the United States of America. Kerry's advisors plainly expect the latter. At an airport send-off in LaCrosse, Wisc., this morning, Kerry posed for photos with the press corps while his advisors joked and laughed on...

Its time for Bush to get worried By Frank Luntz October 15, 2004 The big story of the US presidential election up to Thursday was how few undecided voters there were. Now the final presidential debate is over, these voters have essentially made up their minds - and it is George W.Bush who should be worried. If John Kerry is elected the 44th president, it will be because of a single night in Miami, Florida, when he came to debate and Mr. Bush came to - well, no one is quite sure. The double-digit lead that Gallup polls, long considered...

Poll suggests Kerry has lead in swing states Last Updated: Sunday, October 17, 2004 | 9:15 PM ET John Kerry appealed to African-American voters on Sunday, as he pushed ahead with his campaign to unseat George W. Bush. Kerry promised the voters, many of whom feel the Republicans are trying to keep them off the voter lists, "We're not going to let this be just a repeat of 2000. We're not going to see a million African-Americans deprived of their votes in America," he said. With just 16 days to go until the vote, the race couldn't be tighter. Polls...

Poll: Advantage Kerry in Ohio Race Economic Issues Give Kerry Advantage in Potentially Crucial State Analysis By CHERYL ARNEDT Oct. 19, 2004— The economy and jobs dominate as the top issue in Ohio, lending fuel to John Kerry's candidacy -- and keeping the presidential race very close in this potentially crucial state. A third of likely voters in Ohio call the economy and jobs the most important issue in their vote, putting it substantially ahead of terrorism, Iraq or health care. The economy stands taller as the top concern in Ohio than nationally -- and that helps Kerry. Likely voters...

(CBS) A majority of uncommitted voters (39 percent) who watched Wednesday's third and final presidential debate felt Sen. John Kerry won, though nearly as many (36 percent) thought the result was a tie, and about one-quarter gave the debate to President Bush. Immediately after the debate, CBS News interviewed a nationally representative sample of more than 200 debate watchers assembled by Knowledge Networks who were "uncommitted voters" - voters who are either undecided about who to vote for or who have a preference but say they could still change their minds. During the debate, women frequently registered more positive reactions...

Ignore the Polls By Jim Geraghty | October 15, 2004 At the conclusion of the third debate, President Bush is in much better shape than the polls would suggest. This is not based on wishful thinking, outdated historical models, or a Magic Eight Ball. It is based on the clear fact that for the past two years, the major pollsters have been completely blindsided by the Republican Party's vastly enhanced turnout efforts.

Kerry Gains in Key States, Poll Finds October 13, 2004 in print edition A-24 Sen. John F. Kerry has improved his standing over President Bush in four Midwestern battleground states where domestic concerns of healthcare and the economy have overtaken the issues of terrorism and Iraq, a new Chicago Tribune poll shows. In Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin – among the most contested states in the final three weeks of the campaign – the president’s approval rating is below 50%, historically a warning sign for an incumbent. Though a slim majority of likely voters in each of the four states...

Another poll that showed President Kerry winning Ohio by 6 points on October 22 2004. Kerry Leads Bush 49% to 43% In Ohio (October 22 2004) Jeremiah Wright apprentice also has the polls on his side but the elections will be against him.

(November 1, 2004) Fox News Poll: Kerry 48%, Bush 45% (RV)

This day in 2004 Electoral Vote Predictor 2004: Kerry 270 Bush 248 http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2004/Pres/Maps/Oct10.html http://www.electoral-vote.com/ Its not over until its over. I think it will all depend on how many acorn nuts are eliminated.

Polling firm Zogby International and partner Rock the Vote found Massachusetts Senator John Kerry leading President Bush 55% to 40% among 18-29 year-old likely voters in their first joint Rock the Vote Mobile political poll, conducted exclusively on mobile phones October 27 through 30, 2004. Independent Ralph Nader received 1.6%, while 4% remain undecided in the survey of 6,039 likely voters. The poll is centered on subscribers to the Rock the Vote Mobile (RTVMO) platform, a joint initiative of Rock the Vote and Motorola Inc. (for more information: http://www.rtvmo.com). The poll has margin of error of +/-1.2 percentage points. The...

(November 1, 2004): Kerry holds edge in Florida (leads Bush 50% to 47%)

(October 31, 2004) Florida Poll: Kerry 49%, Bush 44%

The economy and jobs dominate as the top issue in Ohio, lending fuel to John Kerry's candidacy -- and keeping the presidential race very close in this potentially crucial state. A third of likely voters in Ohio call the economy and jobs the most important issue in their vote, putting it substantially ahead of terrorism, Iraq or health care. The economy stands taller as the top concern in Ohio than nationally -- and that helps Kerry. Likely voters who pick it as their top issue favor him over President Bush by 73 percent to 25 percent. In the race overall,...

Kerry takes lead in new opinion poll Washington October 8, 2004 - 5:29PM Democrat John Kerry has taken a slight lead over US President George W Bush, according to a new opinion poll. The survey by the Associated Press found that Kerry had gained ground with women, boosting his overall popularity and cutting into the president's advantage on national security. The two candidates remain in a very close race ahead of a second debate tomorrow in St. Louis. Among 944 likely voters, the Democratic ticket of Kerry and John Edwards led Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, 50 per cent...

A Kerry Landslide? Why the next election won't be close. By Chuck Todd Over the last year, most political TV shows handicapping the upcoming presidential election have repeated the refrain that the race will be extremely tight. Last month, CNN's astute commentator Jeff Greenfield hosted an entire segment on how easily this election could turn out like 2000, with President Bush and Sen. John Kerry splitting victories in the popular vote and the electoral college. Greenfield even threw out the possibility of an electoral college split of 269-269, brought about by a shift of just two swing states that went...

Kerry pulls ahead of Bush in Rasmussen Tracking Poll Kerry has pulled ahead of Bush in Rasmussen's Daily Presidential Tracking Poll for the first time since August 23. Rasmussen seems to favor Republicans - so the fact that Kerry's advantage has grown lately is a very positive sign. Kerry leads 48.4% - 46.4% in todays poll. The electorate may be leaning towards the challenger, desiring a change. Of course, the explosives left unguarded by the Bush administration and the prospect of Scalia being appointed Chief Justice might have an impact as well.

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Kerry (search) has taken a slim lead over President Bush (search), according to an Associated Press poll that shows the president's support tumbling on personal qualities, the war in Iraq (search) and the commander in chief's bedrock campaign issue — national security. Fewer voters than a month ago believe Bush is the best man to protect the country and fight the Iraq war. The AP-Ipsos Public Affairs poll (search), completed on the eve of the second presidential debate, showed a reversal from early September, when the Republican incumbent had the momentum and a minuscule lead. With...

New poll puts Kerry ahead of Bush (Agencies) Updated: 2004-10-03 09:38 Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, buoyed by a strong showing in his televised debate with George W. Bush, has recaptured a small lead in their White House race, a Newsweek poll showed. The survey, the first released on the race since the debate Thursday, gave Kerry a 49-46 percent edge over Bush among registered voters in a two-way matchup, and a 47-45 percent margin in a contest also involving independent Ralph Nader. The poll, conducted Thursday to Saturday among 1,013 registered voters, reversed the findings of the last Newsweek...