Reuters Spins it negative!
Bush Lead Narrows in CNN/USA Today/Gallup PollWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush (news - web sites)'s lead over Democratic nominee John Kerry (news - web sites) narrowed to eight points in a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll of likely voters released on Monday, compared with a 13-point lead in the poll conducted two weeks ago.
The survey of likely voters showed 52 percent would vote for Bush and 44 percent for Kerry. A similar poll conducted from Sept. 13-15 showed Bush with 55 percent compared to Kerry at 42 percent.
However, among registered voters Bush's lead widened to 13 percent with 54 percent supporting the president and 41 percent backing Kerry. It was up from the earlier poll in mid-September that had 52 percent of registered voters behind Bush and 44 percent in favor of Kerry.
The CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll survey was conducted by telephone of 1,006 adults between Sept. 24 and Sept. 26, including 758 likely voters and 926 registered voters. The margin of error for both likely and registered voters was plus or minus 4 percentage points.
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