Fuente : Centre for Public Opinion & Democracy
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US ELECTION: Florida Still Close, Kerry Barely Leads

/noticias.info/ (CPOD) Oct. 23, 2004 – The state of Florida is too close to call in the 2004 United States presidential race, according to a poll by the University of North Florida. 45.3 per cent of respondents would vote for the Democratic ticket of John Kerry and John Edwards in the election, while 43.8 per cent would support Republican incumbents George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.

Independent candidate Ralph Nader and running mate Peter Camejo garner the backing of 1.8 per cent of respondents, while 5.9 per cent are undecided. The election is scheduled for Nov. 2.

Florida’s 27 electoral votes decided the 2000 presidential election, after weeks of recounts and court injunctions concluded in a 537-vote victory for Bush over Democrat Al Gore. Since 1972, the only Democrats to carry Florida in a presidential election are Jimmy Carter in 1976 and Bill Clinton in 1996.

Polling Data

If the presidential election were held today, for whom would you vote? The Republican ticket Bush/Cheney, the Democratic ticket Kerry/Edwards, or Independent candidates Nader/Camejo?

Kerry / Edwards (D)
45.3%

Bush / Cheney (R)
43.8%

Nader / Camejo (I)
1.8%

Other
0.5%

Undecided
5.9%

Refused
2.8%


Source: University of North Florida
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 612 likely Florida voters, conducted from Oct. 10 to Oct. 15, 2004. Margin of error is 4 per cent. notas_de_prensa_archivo