Gore, Bush Tied in Latest PollA poll of likely voters released on Monday put Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore ahead of his Republican rival George W. Bush for the first time.The poll jointly conducted by CNN, USA Today and Gallup had Gore at 47 percent, Bush at 46 percent, Green Party candidate Ralph Nader at 3 percent and Reform Party candidate Pat Buchanan at 2 percent. The poll of 697 likely voters taken Friday and Saturday had an error margin of 4 percentage points. That same poll right before the Democratic National Convention held in Los Angeles last week showed Bush 16 points ahead of Gore, 55 percent to 39 percent. The CNN-USA Today-Gallup poll is one of several that have indicated Gore made significant gains in public opinion after the national convention. A Newsweek magazine poll released Saturday showed Gore ahead at 48 percent to 42 percent. But such a poll which measured only registered voters tends to give stronger results to the Democrats. |
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