Bush Making Gains in Battleground States
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President Bush has been solidifying his gains in states that once were dead heats, forcing both parties' campaigns to alter strategies as the electoral battleground shrinks. Democrat John Kerry is struggling to stay afloat in some hotly contested states, including Missouri, Wisconsin and Ohio, where polls show Bush pulling ahead.
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Wilkes-Barre - US President George W. Bush wooed voters in this key battleground state on Friday and unleashed a pack of wolves in a menacing new commercial branding Democrat John Kerry as weak on terrorism.
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TAMPA, United States : Each claiming victory in their first debate, President George W. Bush and Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry courted voters in key up-for-grabs states 32 days before the election.
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President Bush campaigned Thursday in Maine, looking to pick up support in a state that divvies up its electoral votes and where even a partial victory on Nov. 2 could tip a close election his way.
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President Bush has gained ground over Democratic nominee John Kerry in Florida, a key battleground state, extending his lead to nine points in a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll of likely voters released on Wednesday.
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The president's bid to win another term was boosted Saturday as he surged in rural areas, tightening an election pitting his economic reforms against his rival's promises of an equitable distribution of wealth.
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WASHINGTON - The presidential candidates are hitting big battleground states again today. President Bush will be on his second bus trip in Florida in four days...
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With less than a week to go until Americans head to the polls, the candidates continue their trek through the swing states. For the second day, President Bush is campaigning in Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
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Bush has strengthened his hold on some states, leaving Florida in a pivotal swing position once again.
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The campaigns of Republican  President Bush and Democrat John Kerry both claimed momentum on  Friday amid a mix of polls offering a less-than-clear picture  of the U.S. presidential race.
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President George W. Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry were neck and neck in six major battleground states, a weekend CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll found.
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The rivals for the White House were campaigning non-stop today - President Bush took a whirlwind tour through Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida while Sen. John Kerry stumped in Wisconsin and Nevada.
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President Bush and Democratic  challenger Sen. John Kerry headed for key swing states on  Friday after a combative Florida debate brought the Iraq war  into the campaign spotlight.
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President Bush and John Kerry are returning Friday to hotly contested states, with Bush unveiling sharp new criticisms of his challenger in Pennsylvania and Kerry traveling to the battleground of Wisconsin.
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President Bush has surged to a 13-point lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry among likely voters, according to a new USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll released on Friday.
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RIDLEY PARK, Pa. -- President Bush yesterday ventured into the blue-collar regions of two swing states, sounding an upbeat note on the economy and restating his support for a missile defense system to protect ...
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa  - President Bush wrapped up a  five-day campaign swing with a rally in the battleground state  of Iowa on Saturday and scheduled a quick trip to Florida to  survey hurricane damage in a state he needs to win in the  November election.