Breaking For President Bush

Reuters reports that President Bush's lead over Kerry has widened to 6 percent among likely voters in Newsweek's poll.

Likely Voters
Bush 50%
Kerry 44%
Nader 1%

Registered Voters
Bush 48%
Kerry 44%
Nader 1%

Last week's Newsweek poll found President Bush leading 48 to 46 percent among likely voters, and found a tie among registered voters.

The Newsweek poll was conducted October 27-29 and has a margin of error of 4 points.

Newsweek reports that The new bin Laden video tape was released just before Newsweek started its third and final night of polling.
According to Newsweek whenever the subject of the campaign has turned to terrorism, it has benefitted Bush:

In every poll since the campaign began, voters have said they trust Bush more than Kerry to handle the challenges of terrorism and homeland security—usually by a 15-to 20-point margin (the one exception: polls immediately after the Democratic National Convention, when Kerry managed to close the gap to a few percentage points.) In the new NEWSWEEK poll, registered voters say they trust Bush over Kerry 56 percent to 37 percent to tackle terrorism.

The Newsweek poll had even more good news for the President. Independents are moving toward president Bush. The new poll found President Bush leading among Idependents 47 to 38 percent. Last week Kerry lead 52 to 38 percent amoung Independents. The polls margin of error is plus or minus six points for independents’ support.