{"id":2783,"date":"2004-10-15T14:10:25","date_gmt":"2004-10-15T19:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com\/archives\/2783.html"},"modified":"2004-10-15T14:10:25","modified_gmt":"2004-10-15T19:10:25","slug":"poll-day-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevebenen.com\/thecarpetbaggerreport\/poll-day-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re a Carpetbagger regular, you know the drill. If you&#8217;re new, welcome; we do this every Friday. It&#8217;s time for my round-up of statewide presidential polls released over the last seven days &#8212; a little something I call &#8220;Poll Day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Like last week, there&#8217;s plenty here to make Kerry fans smile. Many of us were counting on the debates to turn this campaign around &#8212; and, at this point, that&#8217;s exactly what&#8217;s happened. This data was culled before the final debate, but in most instances includes the first two and the VP debate.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the data is very encouraging. A few highlights include Arizona, which once seemed lost but is suddenly close again, Ohio, where at least one poll shows Kerry surging ahead, and Wisconsin, showing Kerry finally retaking the lead.<\/p>\n<p>Like last week, I&#8217;d like to recommend my friend Bob, who is doing a tremendous job at <a href=\"http:\/\/2.004k.com\/latest\/\">2.004k.com<\/a> of keeping up-to-date state data available.<\/p>\n<p><b>Arizona<\/b> (10 electoral votes)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/news\/articles\/1013poll13.html\">Northern Arizona University<\/a> &#8212; Bush 49, Kerry 44, Badnarik 1<br \/>\n<i>Comment<\/i>: Well, what do you know; Arizona&#8217;s getting interesting again.<\/p>\n<p><b>Arkansas<\/b> (6 electoral votes)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.katv.com\/news\/stories\/1004\/180302.html\">Zogby<\/a> &#8212; Bush 46, Kerry 44, Nader 2<br \/>\n<i>Comment<\/i>: Arkansas is consistently left out of the usual &#8220;battleground&#8221; lists, but Bush&#8217;s lead is always in the low single digits. It&#8217;s definitely worth keeping an eye on.<\/p>\n<p><b>Florida<\/b> (27 electoral votes)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/Florida_Fall 2004.htm\">Rasmussen<\/a> &#8212; Bush 49, Kerry 46<\/p>\n<p><b>Indiana<\/b> (11 electoral votes)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/Indiana_Fall 2004.htm\">Research 2000<\/a> &#8212; Bush 53, Kerry 40<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<b>Iowa<\/b> (7 electoral votes)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/specials\/elections\/chi-041012poll-story,1,7513939.story?coll=chi-news-hed\">Chicago Tribune<\/a> &#8212; Bush 47, Kerry 45<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanresearchgroup.com\/ia\/\">American Research Group<\/a> &#8212; Kerry 47, Bush 47<\/p>\n<p><b>Kansas<\/b> (6 electoral votes)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.surveyusa.com\/2004_Elections\/KS041012president.pdf\">SurveyUSA<\/a> &#8212; Bush 57, Kerry 38<\/p>\n<p><b>Louisiana<\/b> (9 electoral votes)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/Louisiana_Fall 2004.htm\">Rasmussen Reports<\/a> &#8212; Bush 52, Kerry 44, Nader 1<\/p>\n<p><b>Michigan<\/b> (17 electoral votes)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/Michigan_Fall%202004.htm\">Rasmussen<\/a> &#8212; Kerry 50, Bush 46<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.southbendtribune.com\/stories\/2004\/10\/15\/local.20041015-sbt-LOCL-A1-Michigan_looks_tough.sto\">Research 2000<\/a> &#8212; Kerry 48, Bush 43, Nader 2<br \/>\n<i>Comment<\/i>: All indications are BC04 will stop fighting for Michigan very soon and redirect their resources elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p><b>Minnesota<\/b> (10 electoral votes)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/specials\/elections\/chi-041012poll-story,1,7513939.story?coll=chi-news-hed\">Chicago Tribune<\/a> &#8212; Kerry 45, Bush 43<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/stories\/784\/5029409.html\">Star Tribune<\/a> &#8212; Kerry 48, Bush 43<\/p>\n<p><b>Montana<\/b> (3 electoral votes)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.billingsgazette.com\/index.php?id=1&#038;display=rednews\/2004\/10\/14\/build\/state\/40-msub-poll.inc\">MSU-Billings Poll<\/a> &#8212; Bush 55, Kerry 34<\/p>\n<p><b>New Jersey<\/b> (15 electoral votes)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/New Jersey_Fall 2004.htm\">Rasmussen<\/a> &#8212; Kerry 53, Bush 44<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/publicmind.fdu.edu\/bklead\/\">Fairleigh Dickinson University<\/a> &#8212; Kerry 48, Bush 43<\/p>\n<p><b>New York<\/b> (31 electoral votes)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.surveyusa.com\/2004_Elections\/NY041012president.pdf\">SurveyUSA<\/a> &#8212; Kerry 58, Bush 35<br \/>\n<i>Comment<\/i>: I guess Bush isn&#8217;t getting any bonus points from his convention.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ohio<\/b> (20 electoral votes)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/Ohio_Fall%202004.htm\">Rasmussen<\/a> &#8212; Bush 49, Kerry 47<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/specials\/elections\/chi-041012poll-story,1,7513939.story?coll=chi-news-hed\">Chicago Tribune<\/a> &#8212; Kerry 49, Bush 45<\/p>\n<p><b>Oklahoma<\/b> (7 electoral votes)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.w-r-s.com\/articles\/TVarticles\/Week6\/KWTV_ElectionPoll_Week6MQ_041011.pdf\">Wilson Research<\/a> &#8212; Bush 50, Kerry 38<br \/>\n<i>Comment<\/i>: Kerry isn&#8217;t going to win in Oklahoma; he won&#8217;t even try. But it&#8217;s nevertheless interesting that two weeks ago, Wilson Research showed Bush with a 30-point lead, which is now down to 12. For a solid-red state like Oklahoma, that&#8217;s an incredible change.<\/p>\n<p><b>Oregon<\/b> (7 electoral votes)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanresearchgroup.com\/or\/\">American Research Group<\/a> &#8212; Kerry 49, Bush 44<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.surveyusa.com\/2004_Elections\/OR041012president.pdf\">SurveyUSA<\/a> &#8212; Kerry 53, Bush 44<\/p>\n<p><b>Pennsylania<\/b> (21 electoral votes)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.quinnipiac.edu\/x11379.xml?ReleaseID=480\">Quinnipiac<\/a> &#8212; Kerry 46, Bush 43<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/Pennsylvania_Fall%202004.htm\">Rasmussen<\/a> &#8212; Kerry 48, Bush 46<\/p>\n<p><b>Rhode Island<\/b> (4 electoral votes)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.surveyusa.com\/2004_Elections\/RI041012president.pdf\">SurveyUSA<\/a> &#8212; Kerry 56, Bush 36<\/p>\n<p><b>South Carolina<\/b> (8 electoral votes)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.surveyusa.com\/2004_Elections\/SC041013pressen.pdf\">SurveyUSA<\/a> &#8212; Bush 55, Kerry 42<\/p>\n<p><b>Texas<\/b> (34 electoral votes)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.surveyusa.com\/2004_Elections\/TX041012president.pdf\">SurveyUSA<\/a> &#8212; Bush 60, Kerry 37<\/p>\n<p><b>Vermont<\/b> (3 electoral votes)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcax.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=2425784\">Research 2000<\/a> &#8212; Kerry 53, Bush 40, Nader 3<\/p>\n<p><b>Wisconsin<\/b> (10 electoral votes)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/specials\/elections\/chi-041012poll-story,1,7513939.story?coll=chi-news-hed\">Chicago Tribune<\/a> &#8212; Kerry 47, Bush 43<br \/>\n<i>Comment<\/i>: Maybe Wisconsin is coming to its senses? Not a moment too soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re a Carpetbagger regular, you know the drill. If you&#8217;re new, welcome; we do this every Friday. It&#8217;s time for my round-up of statewide presidential polls released over the last seven days &#8212; a little something I call &#8220;Poll Day.&#8221; Like last week, there&#8217;s plenty here to make Kerry fans smile. 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