Rasmussen Oregon poll
Oregon 2004
Presidential Ballot
Bush 45%
Kerry 46%
Other 6%
Not Sure 4%
NB: This is a one-day sample (frowned upon methodologically--and a one-day Sunday sample to boot) from April 25, N = 500, MOE = 4.5
April 26, 2004--Four years ago, Al Gore defeated George W. Bush in Oregon by about 7,000 votes out of more than 1.5 million. The latest Rasmussen Reports survey in Oregon finds that things are just as close today.
John Kerry currently has 46% of the vote in Oregon while George W. Bush has 45%. That single point between them is well within the survey's 4.5 percentage point margin of sampling error.
Adding Ralph Nader to the list has little net impact. With Nader included, both Bush and Kerry attract 43% of the vote while Nader polls at 8%. Without Nader named as an option, 6% of Oregon voters opted for "some other candidate."
Only other mildly interesting tidbit is that Bush is viewed favorably (50%) by roughly same percent as Kerry (48%).