ABCNews reports that a new ABC News poll finds President Bush maintaining a lead over Kerry.
Likely Voters
Bush 51%
Kerry 46%
Nader 1%
The poll was conducted October 1-3 and has a three-point error margin for the likely voter sample.
The results are nearly unchanged from ABC's September 26 poll which found President Bush ahead of Kerry 51% to 45% among likely voters.
According to ABC, the polls finds President Bush is still preferred by wide margins on leadership:
Underlying views matter more than the horse race at this stage; they're the foundation on which ultimate vote choices are built. And not all have turned in Kerry's direction by any means: Bush still leads him by substantial margins in trust to handle terrorism and Iraq, as well as in personal attributes including strong leadership, honesty and trustworthiness, making the country safer and qualifications to serve as commander in chief.
Despite the impression created in the mainstream media, President Bush survived last weeks debate just fine.
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