Poll: Bush and Kerry split in key state of Florida
Tallahassee, Florida-AP -- A new poll says President Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry are in a virtual dead heat in the state that turned into a fierce tug-of-war in the 2000 presidential election.
The poll from the Quinnipiac (KWIN'-uh-pee-ak) University Polling Institute of Connecticut says Bush and Kerry are split at 43 percent each in Florida, which holds 27 electoral votes. Five percent of the state is leaning toward Independent candidate Ralph Nader.
With Nader removed from the race, Kerry gains a two percentage point advantage. That's within the poll's three percent margin of error.
A pollster says Florida voters are "sharply polarized" -- and also that voters in the state "don't like either of the candidates very much."
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