National polls split, but Kerry makes headway in states
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National polls were split over who was leading the US presidential race, but Democrat John Kerry showed signs of making headway against President George W. Bush in the decisive state-by-state battle.
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Two national polls on Thursday  showed the race between President Bush and Democrat John Kerry  deadlocked as Bush's convention bounce faded, although the  president has made headway in key swing states.
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President Bush's lead over  Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry has narrowed since their  debate with four polls released on Monday showing the race tied  or slightly favoring the incumbent.
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The presidential election has deeply divided many Americans, but in six states with close races for governor, local concerns prevail.
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President Bush&#39;s post-convention bounce in state and national polls has left Democratic challenger John F. Kerry with a smaller battlefield upon which to contest the presidential election and a
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The presidential candidates are hitting big battleground states again today. President Bush will be on his second bus trip in Florida in four days. He's expected to continue yesterday's theme that John Kerry's vacillation on the terror threat would endanger America and the world. John Kerry wraps up his visit to Florida then heads to Pennsylvania and Ohio. Those are three of the top electoral vote states that analysts say are still up for grabs. Kerry accuses President Bush of a lack of fiscal discipline by turning a surplus into a deficit.
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Although polls show the US presidential race a virtual dead heat, Democrat John Kerry appears to be gaining an edge over George W. Bush among the key states that could decide the outcome.
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WASHINGTON - Exit polls and early vote-counting Tuesday night showed a presidential race headed deep into the night â-nd possibly longer â -the contest remained in doubt in the swing states that will decide the outcome.
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The US presidential election campaign is focusing on just a few states where the race is extremely close. The two major party candidates are spending most of their time now in these so-called battleground states.
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The US election race shifts focus to two southern states, after important wins for Hillary Clinton and John McCain.
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ORLANDO, Fla. - President Bush and John Kerry, shifting away from the sharp debate over war and terrorism, return to bread-and-butter economic issues in campaign stops in two closely divided states...
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THE RACE: The presidential race for Republicans, Democrats nationally.
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In the wake of the disastrous Republican Convention and 10 points behind, John Kerry is beginning to shift the issues of his campaign.
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THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats, Republicans nationally
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WASINGTON (CBS.MW) - The outcome of this year&#39;s neck-and-neck presidential campaign continues to be anybody&#39;s guess as major political polls released Friday show very different leanings in the hotly contested race.
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Initiatives in 11 states are dividing electorates and shaping the Bush-Kerry race.
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George W. Bush and John Kerry remained on the move and on the attack Sunday -- with the US presidential race still very tight -- and according to many polls in a dead heat.