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Democratic
presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry(L) holds up a Boston Red Sox shirt at a
rally in Manchester, N.H. Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004. While U.S. President George W.
Bush holds up a five-month-old baby at a rally in Ohio, Oct. 31, 2004. Both have
begun a frantic sprint to the end of their presidential campaigns. (Xinhua/AFP
Photo)
U.S. President
George W. Bush waves to his supporters after delivering a
speech in Ohio, Oct. 31, 2004. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
Democratic
presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry delivers a speech in Manchester, N.H.,
Oct. 31. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
”” ””WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (Xinhuanet) -- In the final sprint to the Nov. 2 US
presidential election, six new nationwide polls give the incumbent US President
George W. Bush a slight lead over his challenger, Democratic presidential
candidate John Kerry.
In
the final pre-election New York Times/CBS News poll, Bush was ahead of Kerry
with 49 percent to 46 percent, The New York Times reported Monday. The poll was
conducted on Thursday through Saturday.
A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Sunday showed
that 49 percent of likely voters polled chose Bush, with 47 percent takingsides
with Kerry.
Bush had a slight lead over Kerry, 49 percent to 48
percent, inthe latest ABC News tracking poll, which was conducted through
telephone interviews on Wednesday through Saturday.
In the Pew Research Poll carried Wednesday through
Saturday with 1,925 likely voters, Bush enjoyed a three-point advantage.
The Fox News/Opinion poll conducted on Friday and
Saturday indicated that both Bush and Kerry had the support of 46 percent.
A Newsweek poll reported the largest gap between the
two presidential candidates. Bush, with a six-percentage points lead,was favored
by 50 percent of voters and Kerry by 44 percent.
Other than the Newsweek poll, the margins of the
sampling errorfor the other polls range from two to four percentage points.
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