from: http://www.msnbc.com/news/466002.asp Click Here: <A HREF="http://www.msnbc.com/news/466002.asp">Bush Gains on Gore </A> ----- If you haven't seen the pix at this mainstream site. You may find it interesting. Rather blantant, eh what? Om K ----- The Texas governor on the set of Regis Philbin's show Bush Gains on Gore The race between the GOP candidate and the vice president tightens to three points NEWSWEEK WEB EXCLUSIVE September 23 — The race between Al Gore and George W. Bush is tightening, according to the latest NEWSWEEK poll. Letter to Dick Cheney What Does $1 million for the Clinton Library Buy You? The White House E-Mail Trail Rupert Murdoch, Gore’s Unlikely Supporter Gore’s Truth Troubles THE VICE PRESIDENT now leads 46 percent to 43 percent among registered voters in a four-way race with Green Party candidate Ralph Nader (3%) and Reform candidate Pat Buchanan (1%). Among likely voters, Gore’s lead is even smaller, (47% to 45%), with 3 percent for Nader and none for Buchanan. Bush’s bounce comes after a highly successful week of campaigning-including well-received appearances on Oprah Winfrey’s talk show and on “Live with Regis.” In the NEWSWEEK poll one week ago, Gore led Bush by 12 points among registered voters and 14 points among likely voters. This week’s NEWSWEEK poll was conducted over three nights (rather than the customary two) and had a larger sample size (1,000 registered voters rather than the usual 800). NEWSWEEK’s poll is conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. The new NEWSWEEK poll also shows Bush with a 10-point gain from one week ago among minority voters (25%) and a 13-point gain among voters aged 18-29 (47%). Bush has also cut Gore’s lead among female voters from 20 points (55% vs. 35%) to nine points (48% vs. 39%), the poll shows. Among registered voters, Gore is still seen as the candidate best able to handle the economy and jobs (48% vs. 38%); social security issues (46% vs. 36%); education and vouchers (47% vs. 36%); health care generally (49% vs. 35%); and helping seniors pay for prescription drugs (48% vs. 33%). Bush is seen as the candidate best able to handle national defense (49% vs. 35%) and taxes (43% vs. 40%). More registered voters see Bush than Gore as having “strong leadership qualities” (63% vs. 60%), the poll shows. Gore had a marginal lead in this characteristic one week ago (62% vs. 59%) for the first time in a NEWSWEEK poll. © 2000 Newsweek, Inc. The Talk-Show Primary Jonathan Alter: The Lessons of Oprahland Al Gore’s Woman Problem Death on Final Approach Tough Questions for an ‘Ex-Gay’ MSNBC VIEWERS' TOP 10 Would you recommend this story to other viewers? not at all 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 highly MSNBC © 2000
