COUNTDOWN: Surveys show the senator and President George W. Bush running even but the Massachusetts senator leads in the race for the 538 electoral votes
AFP , WASHINGTON
Monday, Aug 16, 2004,Page 7
Senator John Kerry rides his bike as he takes a break on his campaign in Ketchum, Idaho, on Friday. Kerry appears to have a slight lead in the US presidential campaign.
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http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/photo/2004/08/16/2003146517Although polls show the US presidential race a virtual dead heat, Democrat Senator John Kerry appears to be gaining an edge over President George W. Bush among the key states that could decide the outcome.
A review of various polls showed the Massachusetts senator leading in the hunt for the decisive 538 electoral votes that are apportioned among the states and awarded in separate winner-take-all contests.
Nationwide, the Nov. 2 election is shaping up as every bit as close as the 2000 cliffhanger in which vice president Al Gore won the popular tally but lost to Bush by five electoral votes.
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