Reply #3: Don't they show that more would vote for JK than shrub though?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

I thought that "voting" thing generally indicated which candidate was preferred?

Time Poll conducted by SRBI Public Affairs. Aug. 3-5, 2004. N=977 registered voters nationwide (MoE ± 4), 757 likely voters (MoE ± 4).

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"Suppose the 2004 election for president were being held today, and you had to choose between John Kerry and John Edwards, the Democrats, and George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, the Republicans. For whom would you vote?" If undecided: "Even though you haven't made up your mind yet, do you lean more toward supporting Kerry or Bush?
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Bush/
Cheney Kerry/
Edwards Other
(vol.) Unsure
% % % %
Among likely voters:
8/3-5/04
44 51 1 4
7/20-22/04
46 50 1 3
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Among registered voters:
8/3-5/04
43 51 1 5
7/20-22/04
45 50 1 4
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"Now suppose the 2004 election for president were being held today, and you had to choose between John Kerry, the Democrat; George W. Bush, the Republican; or Ralph Nader, running as an independent. For whom would you vote?" If undecided: "Even though you haven't made up your mind yet, do you lean more toward supporting Bush, Kerry, or Nader?"
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Bush Kerry Nader Unsure
% % % %
Among likely voters:
8/3-5/04
44 48 4 4
7/20-22/04
46 46 5 3
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Among registered voters:
8/3-5/04
42 47 6 5
7/20-22/04
44 46 5 4
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"In your opinion, do you think President Bush deserves to be reelected to a second term, or do you think it is time for someone else to be president?"
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Deserves
Reelection Someone
Else Unsure
% % %
Among likely voters:

8/3-5/04
43 53 4
7/20-22/04
45 52 3
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Among registered voters:

8/3-5/04
42 54 3
7/20-22/04
43 53 4