Every pollster includes Ralph Nader, but he's on the ballot in only a handful of states. The Libertarian presidential candidate could be on the ballot in all 50 states.
With all the talk about disaffected Republicans, could the Libertarians hurt Bush?
They didn't seem to do much damage in 2000, but this is a different election. How about a new meme?
Some polling data after the jump:
This is from the
Libertarian presidential candidate's website:
New Mexico Opinion Survey of 620 Adults Conducted August 4, 2004
If the Presidential election were held today, would you vote for Republican George W. Bush, Democrat John F. Kerry, or Libertarian Michael Badnarik?
43% Bush 48% Kerry 5% Badnarik 5% Not sure
California Survey of 500 Likely Voters Conducted July 22, 2004 Margin of Sampling Error: +- 4.5 Percentage Points
If the Presidential election were held today, would you vote for Republican George W. Bush, Democrat John F. Kerry, or Libertarian Michael Badnarik?
41% Bush 52% Kerry 3% Badnarik 4% Not sure
National Opinion Survey of 1,000 Adults Conducted July 21, 2004 Margin of Sampling Error: +
- 3 Percentage Points
If the Presidential election were held today, would you vote for Republican George W. Bush, Democrat John F. Kerry, or Libertarian Michael Badnarik?
43% Bush 46% Kerry 3% Badnarik 8% Not sure
If you had to pick one, which label best describes your political ideology? Libertarian, Conservative, or Liberal?
10% Libertarian 52% Conservative 28% Liberal 10% Not sure