New Polling: MI, OH, PA

Lifted from Taegan Goddard, Kerry leads Bush by four points in Michigan and Ohio, while Pennsylvania is a virtual dead heat. Polls are all from Rasmussen:

Michigan
Kerry: 48%
Bush:  44%

Fifty-one percent (51%) of all Michigan voters approve of the way Bush has performed his role as President. Forty-nine percent (49%) disapprove.

Thirty-eight percent (38%) of Michigan voters give the President good or excellent ratings for his handling of the economy. Eighteen percent (18%) say he is doing a fair job in this area while 42% say poor.

Ohio
Kerry: 45%
Bush:  41%

Fifty-one percent (51%) of all Ohio voters approve of the way Bush has performed his role as President. Forty-seven percent (47%) disapprove.

Just 32% of Ohio voters give the President good or excellent ratings for his handling of the economy. Eighteen percent (18%) say he is doing a fair job in this area while 47% say poor. Nationally, perceptions of the President's economic policies have improved since the Democratic Primary season ended. It is possible that it will take a bit longer in states like Ohio where the Democratic competition actually took place.

Pennsylvania
Kerry: 45%
Bush:  44%

Fifty-four percent (54%) of all Pennsylvania voters approve of the way Bush has performed his role as President. Forty-five percent (45%) disapprove.

Forty-three percent (43%) of Pennsylvania voters give the President good or excellent ratings for his handling of the economy. Fifteen percent (15%) say he is doing a fair job in this area while 41% say poor. Those numbers are roughly in line with the national average.