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RealClearPolitics
Poll AverageSM
Head-to-Head
Race: Bush/Cheney vs Kerry/Edwards
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Poll
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Date
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Bush/
Cheney
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Kerry/
Edwards
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Spread
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RCP
Average
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10/27
- 11/1
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48.9%
|
46.9%
|
Bush
+2.0
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|
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10/31
- 11/1
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50%
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46%
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Bush
+4
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10/30
- 11/1
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50.2%
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48.5%
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Bush
+1.7
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10/30
- 11/1
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46.9%
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44.3%
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Bush
+2.6
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10/30
- 10/31
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46%
|
48%
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Kerry
+2
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10/29
- 10/31
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49%
|
47%
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Bush
+2
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10/28
- 10/30
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50%
|
47%
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Bush
+3
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10/28
- 10/30
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48%
|
49%
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Kerry
+1
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10/27
- 10/29
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51%
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45%
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Bush
+6
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10/25
- 10/28
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51%
|
46%
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Bush
+5
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|
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10/22
- 10/24
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52%
|
46%
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Bush
+6
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10/21
- 10/24
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49%
|
48%
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Bush
+1
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10/21
- 10/22
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48%
|
47%
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Bush
+1
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|
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10/19
- 10/21
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52%
|
47%
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Bush
+5
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|
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10/18
- 10/21
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49%
|
45%
|
Bush
+4
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10/17
- 10/19
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48%
|
47%
|
Bush
+1
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10/17
- 10/18
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48%
|
43%
|
Bush
+5
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|
|
10/14
- 10/17
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47%
|
46%
|
Bush
+1
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|
10/14
- 10/16
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52%
|
44%
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Bush
+8
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|
|
10/14
- 10/15
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48%
|
48%
|
TIE
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|
10/14
- 10/15
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50%
|
45%
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Bush
+5
|
|
|
10/11
- 10/14
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49%
|
46%
|
Bush
+3
|
|
|
10/9
- 10/11
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47%
|
46%
|
Bush
+1
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|
|
10/9
- 10/11
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49%
|
46%
|
Bush
+3
|
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|
10/9
- 10/10
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48%
|
50%
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Kerry
+2
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|
|
10/7
- 10/9
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50%
|
46%
|
Bush
+4
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|
|
10/6
- 10/7
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47%
|
46%
|
Bush
+1
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|
|
10/3
- 10/7
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49%
|
46%
|
Bush
+3
|
|
|
10/3
- 10/4
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48%
|
45%
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Bush
+3
|
|
|
10/1
- 10/5
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51%
|
46%
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Bush
+5
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10/2
- 10/4
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46%
|
47%
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Kerry
+1
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10/1
- 10/3
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48%
|
47%
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Bush
+1
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|
|
10/1
- 10/3
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46%
|
45%
|
Bush
+1
|
|
|
10/1
- 10/3
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49%
|
49%
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TIE
|
|
|
9/30
- 10/2
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46%
|
49%
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Kerry
+3
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9/27
- 9/30
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51%
|
44%
|
Bush
+7
|
|
|
9/25
- 9/28
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51%
|
46%
|
Bush
+5
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|
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9/24
- 9/26
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52%
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44%
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Bush
+8
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|
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9/22
- 9/27
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45%
|
46%
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Kerry
+1
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9/21
- 9/23
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49%
|
43%
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Bush
+6
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9/21
- 9/22
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45%
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43%
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Bush
+2
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|
|
9/20
- 9/23
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50%
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45%
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Bush
+5
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|
|
9/20
- 9/22
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50%
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41%
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Bush
+9
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9/17
- 9/19
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47%
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44%
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Bush
+3
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9/14
- 9/18
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46%
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43%
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Bush
+3
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9/13
- 9/15
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55%
|
42%
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Bush
+13
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9/12
- 9/16
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50%
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42%
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Bush
+8
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|
|
9/12
- 9/15
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49%
|
45%
|
Bush
+4
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|
9/7
- 9/12
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47%
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47%
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TIE
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|
9/9
- 9/10
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50%
|
45%
|
Bush
+5
|
|
|
9/8
- 9/9
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47%
|
45%
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Bush
+2
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|
|
9/7
- 9/9
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54%
|
42%
|
Bush
+12
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|
|
9/7
- 9/8
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47%
|
45%
|
Bush
+2
|
|
|
9/6
- 9/8
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50%
|
42%
|
Bush
+8
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|
|
9/3
- 9/5
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52%
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45%
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Bush
+7
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9/2
- 9/3
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54%
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43%
|
Bush
+11
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8/31
- 9/2
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51%
|
41%
|
Bush
+10
|
|
|
8/30
- 9/2
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46%
|
44%
|
Bush
+2
|
|
|
8/30
- 9/1
|
48%
|
47%
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Bush
+1
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|
|
8/26
- 8/29
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49%
|
49%
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TIE
|
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|
8/24
- 8/26
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46%
|
46%
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TIE
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|
8/24
- 8/25
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44%
|
45%
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Kerry
+1
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8/23
- 8/25
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50%
|
47%
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Bush
+3
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|
8/23
- 8/25
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47%
|
46%
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Bush
+1
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8/21
- 8/24
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45%
|
50%
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Kerry
+5
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|
8/21
- 8/24
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49%
|
46%
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Bush
+3
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|
8/17
- 8/23
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44%
|
44%
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TIE
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|
8/15
- 8/18
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44%
|
47%
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Kerry
+3
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|
8/15
- 8/17
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47%
|
49%
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Kerry
+2
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|
8/12
- 8/14
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43%
|
50%
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Kerry
+7
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| Gallup
(729 LV) |
8/9
- 8/11
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50%
|
47%
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Bush
+3
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|
8/2
- 8/5
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45%
|
52%
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Kerry
+7
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|
8/2
- 8/5
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43%
|
49%
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Kerry
+6
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|
8/3
- 8/4
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43%
|
48%
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Kerry
+5
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| CBS
News (991 RV) |
7/31
- 8/1
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43%
|
49%
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Kerry
+6
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| CNN/Gallup/USAT
(LV) |
7/30
- 8/1
|
51%
|
47%
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Bush
+4
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| ABC
News/WP (LV) |
7/30
- 8/1
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48%
|
49%
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Kerry
+1
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| ARG
(776 RV) |
7/30
- 8/1
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46%
|
49%
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Kerry
+3
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7/29-7/30
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44%
|
52%
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Kerry
+8
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|
7/26-7/29
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43%
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48%
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Kerry
+5
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7/22-7/25
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49%
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48%
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Bush
+1
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IBD/TIPP
(883 RV)
|
7/19-7/24
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43%
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46%
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Kerry
+3
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7/20-7/22
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44%
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48%
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Kerry
+4
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7/18-7/22
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43%
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46%
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Kerry
+3
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7/20-7/21
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44%
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45%
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Kerry
+1
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7/19-7/21
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47%
|
49%
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Kerry
+2
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7/18-7/20
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46%
|
47%
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Kerry
+1
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|
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7/17-7/21
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46%
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48%
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Kerry
+2
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IBD/TIPP
(842 RV)
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7/12-7/17
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41%
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44%
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Kerry
+3
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| CBS/NYT
(823 RV) |
7/11-7/15
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44%
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49%
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Kerry
+5
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| Dem
Corps* (1,010 LV) |
7/10-13
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46%
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51%
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Kerry
+5
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| CNN/Gallup/USAT
(706 LV) |
7/8-11
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46%
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50%
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Kerry
+4
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7/6-7/10
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44%
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49%
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Kerry
+5
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7/8-7/9
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45%
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51%
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Kerry
+6
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| Time
(774 LV) |
7/6-7/8
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45%
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49%
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Kerry
+4
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| Zogby
(1,008 LV) |
7/6-7/7
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44%
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46%
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Kerry
+2
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| CBS
News (462 RV) |
7/6
|
44%
|
49%
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Kerry
+5
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| NBC
News (504 RV) |
7/6
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43%
|
54%
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Kerry
+11
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7/1-7/3
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45%
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49%
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Kerry
+4
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6/23-6/27
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44%
|
45%
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Kerry
+1
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| Fox
News |
6/22-6/23
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48%
|
42%
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Bush
+6
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| CNN/Gallup/USA
Today |
6/21-6/23
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49%
|
48%
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Bush
+1
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6/9-6/30
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47%
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46%
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Bush
+1
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| Wash
Post/ABC News |
6/17-6/20
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45%
|
53%
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Kerry
+8
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IBD/TIPP
|
6/14-6/19
|
44%
|
44%
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TIE
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6/8-6/13
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44%
|
43%
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Bush
+1
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6/3-6/13
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48%
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46%
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Bush
+2
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6/6-6/10
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49%
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48%
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Bush
+1
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6/8-6/9
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43%
|
45%
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Kerry
+2
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6/5-6/8
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44%
|
51%
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Kerry
+7
|
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6/3-6/6
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44%
|
50%
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Kerry
+6
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6/1-6/6
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45%
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44%
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Bush
+1
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6/2-6/5
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42%
|
44%
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Kerry
+2
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6/2-6/4
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49%
|
48%
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Bush
+1
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6/1-6/3
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46%
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48%
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Kerry
+2
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Key: LV = Likely
Voters, RV = Registered Voters
* Democracy Corps is a Democratic Polling Firm
**To date we have not included the ICR poll in our RealClearPolitics
averages. However, after speaking with the polling director at ICR
we are now comfortable that the methodology of the poll is sound
and merits inclusion along with the other polls in our average.
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