New Zogby Kerry 44 % Bush 42 %

[Nicholas_J]

Released: June 07, 2004
Kerry's Lead Over Bush Shrinks 44%-42%; Bush's Job Approval Rating Up Four Points 46%; President Receives Low Performance Rating On Iraq 39%; Partisan Battle Continues in Red vs. Blue States New Zogby International Poll Reveals



As the investigations into the alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners by the US military begins, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry’s lead over President George W. Bush drops three points (44%-42%), according to a new Zogby America poll. The poll of 950 likely voters was conducted Wednesday through Saturday (June 2-5, 2004). Overall results have a margin of sampling error of +/-3.2.

http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=832

[Warpy]

1. So much for the Reagan gagathon bounce

[lancdem]

2. Keep in mind that Bush's number, 42 percent, didn't budge

since the last Zogby poll. Three percent went from Kerry to the undecided column. The key number at this point is the incumbent's share of the vote, and 42 percent is bad no matter how you slice it.