ALABAMA
Mobile Register/University of South Alabama
A Mobile Register/University of South Alabama poll; conducted 3/15-18/04 by USA Polling Group; surveyed 405 adults in Alabama; margin of error +
-5% (release, 3/22).
General election matchup:
Bush 59%
Kerry 27
COLORADO
McLaughlin and Associates (R)
A McLaughlin and Associates (R) poll, conducted 3/15-16/04 for Colorado Senate candidate Bob Schaffer (R); surveyed 500 likely voters in Colorado; margin of error +
- 4.5% (Hotline reporting, 3/24).
General election matchup:
Bush 46%
Kerry 42
Nader 4
IDAHO
KTVB-News Channel 7
A KTVB-News Channel 7 (Boise) poll; conducted 3/10-12/04 by Greg Smith & Associates (R); surveyed 314 likely voters in Idaho's Ada and Canyon Counties; margin of error +
- 5.5% (release, 3/19).
General election matchup:
Bush 57%
Kerry 23
Nader 4
NEVADA
Las Vegas Review-Journal
A Las Vegas Review-Journal poll; conducted 3/15-17/04 by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research; surveyed 625 registered voters in Nevada; margin of error +
-4% (Las Vegas Review-Journal, 3/21).
General election matchup:
Bush 49%
Kerry 38
Nader 4
I am encouraged by the Colorado poll, especially as it is a Republican poll. I am discouraged by Nevada. The other two are predictable and irrelevant.