Kerry, Edwards both top Bush in poll

[lazydaze]

(CNN) -- Democratic presidential hopefuls John Edwards and John Kerry both hold leads of 10 percentage points or more in hypothetical match-ups against President Bush, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Wednesday.

[Reggie Cleveland]

Key part: Poll of REGISTERED voters.

[kah2523]

Originally posted by ReggieCleveland@Feb 19 2004, 08:18 PM
Key part: Poll of REGISTERED voters.

a one-on-one poll of likely voters

[ironman]

I like Zogby polls over everyone else's. The reason is that they show the exact questions they asked and go into their demographic details.

[Reggie Cleveland]

If they were likely, they'd be registered. Check the registered voter numbers.

[kah2523]

Originally posted by ReggieCleveland@Feb 19 2004, 09:11 PM
If they were likely, they'd be registered. Check the registered voter numbers.

Registered voters and likely voters are not the same thing, Reggie. The latter is a specific subsection of the former. In other words, yes, a likely voter is registered, but not all registered voters are likely. Polls of likely voters are considered to be more accurate than polls of registered voters. Your point is not valid.

[Reggie Cleveland]

Yeah, maybe so. Then again...

The polls' use of likely voters appears to give Democrats an edge they have not enjoyed in previous surveys, finding that more rank-and-file Democrats are paying attention to the campaign.

Sounds good at the height of primary season in February. I suspect when the time comes to get off their asses and vote in November we might see a different story.

Or maybe not. I'll probably wait and see.

[skippy05]

I felt it needed to be bumped...

[Reggie Cleveland]

I waited and seed. I think it was all Howard Dean's fault.

Or that stupid Kos fuck.

[dv6y]

It's cause Al Gore ran such a horribly ineffective campaign.

[kjoe]

It's cause Al Gore ran such a horribly ineffective campaign.

Conservative peripheral candidates had an impact on the tone of the campaign---which helped Bush.

This guy--Michael Peroutka

He was the Constitution Party candidate for president of the United States in 2004. His campaign theme was "God, Family, Republic" and he emphasized the Bible, the traditional family, and the need for constitutionally limited government. His running mate was Baptist minister Chuck Baldwin. He gained support from many paleoconservatives, and was also endorsed by the America First Party and Alaskan Independence Party. [2]. Peroutka was also endorsed by the League of the South and supported by a group called "Southerners for Peroutka". [3] Peroutka accepted the endorsement from the League at their 2004 national convention. Alex Jones stated he would be voting for Peroutka.

There was this guy---Michael J. Badnarik (born August 1, 1954) is an American software engineer, political figure, and radio talk show host. He was the Libertarian Party nominee for President of the United States in the 2004 elections, and placed fourth in the race.

A progressive candidate ran, but did not have anywhere near the impact on what happened in the campaign as he did in 2000. His issues were not noticed, or emphasized.

this guy did not seem to have any impact, I just decided to post him because this is so crazy---he got .02 percent of the vote---Leonard Peltier (born September 12, 1944) is a Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement. In 1977 he was convicted and sentenced to two consecutive terms of life imprisonment for the murder of two FBI Agents who died during a 1975 shoot-out on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Peltier was the candidate for the Peace and Freedom Party in the 2004 Presidential race. While prison inmates convicted of felonies are sometimes prohibited from voting in the United States (Maine and Vermont are exceptions) ^[20], the United States Constitution has no prohibition against felons being elected to Federal offices.