Good news: Kerry leads in WI 49-42-Bowles leads in NC 47-38

[59millionmorons]

MADISON, Wis. - Democrat John Kerry has a slight lead over George Bush in the race for the presidency among Wisconsin voters, according to a poll released Thursday.

The poll, sponsored by Wisconsin Public Radio and the St. Norbert College Survey Center, found 49 percent of respondents supported Kerry, a U.S. senator from Massachusetts.

Forty-two percent of respondents supported the president, a Republican, while 7 percent supported independent Ralph Nader. Two percent were not sure.

http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/politics/8549760.htm

Erskine Bowles (D) "currently holds a substantial lead" over Rep. Richard Burr (R) in the general election match-up for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina, according to an internal DSCC poll done by Bennett, Petts and Blumenthal. "Bowles currently captures 47% of the vote, compared to 38% for Burr."

"Bowles runs particularly well in the Raleigh media market and in Eastern North Carolina. Bowles also has a strong lead among seniors. Furthermore, Bowles’s strong showing against Burr occurs even though George W. Bush currently leads John Kerry in the same poll by a margin of 51% to 44%."

[phillybri]

1. Where is the Burr-Bowles data from?

:shrug:

[59millionmorons]

2. Link to story

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2004/04/29/in_north_carolina_bowles_has_nice_lead_over_burr.html

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

3. why is wisconsin still listed as leaning bush

on the state compositie map that's been circulating around?

[Bombtrack]

4. Holy crap. I was just thinking about Bowles' race. That is weird

it's not like it's a common subject here.

[WI_DEM]

5. that is good news from NC

but a nine-point lead imo is not a "substantial lead".