[What'll matter is whether it's still double-digits after the Dems bask in our conventional glory. --MS] From: http://www.newsmax.com/articles/?a=2000/8/2/174052 Texas Gov. George W. Bush is widening his double-digit lead over Vice President Al Gore in the presidential race, according to new polls. Bush leads Gore by 16 points, according to the public opinion survey conducted by Portrait of America Presidential Tracking Polls. Bush dominated the poll at 47.5 percent, with Gore lagging at 31.3 percent. Rounding out the survey were Ralph Nader with 4.8 percent and Pat Buchanan with 2.1 percent. Another survey, by the Voter.com Internet service, showed Bush reaping a five-point gain in just 24 hours and moving into a 13-point lead over Gore. "It's clear Bush and the Republicans are getting a bounce off the convention,'' Celinda Lake, a Democrat pollster with Voter.com, told the Associated Press. Voter.com's Battleground survey has Bush leading with 49 percent and Gore following with 36 percent. Nader had 4 percent and Buchanan 1 percent. The previous Voter.com poll had Bush at 46 percent, Gore at 38, Nader at 3 and Buchanan at 1 percent. More than half the participants surveyed by Voter.com said they were more likely to support Bush based on what they've heard, while only a third said that of Gore. Gore is suffering from a gender gap. Bush leads with 21 points among men, while both candidates are tied for the women's vote. Bush leads in every age group and every region except the Northeast. According to the Battleground survey Bush's running mate, Dick Cheney, scored well in light of the recent heavy Democrat criticism over his conservative voting record. Forty-eight percent of those surveyed found Cheney favorable, while only 17 percent found him unfavorable. Results for the Portrait of America poll were taken over a three-day period beginning July 31. The Battleground survey was conducted during the last two days of July. Historically, polls taken during a political convention tend to favor the hosting party, with a slight decrease once the convention wraps up. According to Portrait of America, the best time to measure the effect of a convention is one week after the event winds down. ================================================================= Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *Mike Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends Shalom, A Salaam Aleikum, and to all, A Good Day. ================================================================= <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
