Bush Leads Kerry by Two Points - Reuters Poll (GOTV will decide?)

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Bush Leads Kerry by Two Points - Reuters Poll

By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush (news - web sites) leads Democratic rival John Kerry (news - web sites) by two points heading into the final five days of a tight race for the White House, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Thursday.

Bush led Kerry 48-46 percent in the latest three-day national tracking poll, gaining one point on the Massachusetts senator in a day. Bush led Kerry 48-47 percent on Wednesday.

Bush's lead is within the poll's margin of error, leaving the White House rivals in a statistical dead heat entering the final dash to Tuesday's election.

"It's close, it's close, it's close," pollster John Zogby said. "The candidates are locked in a dead heat among Catholics, young voters, voters over 70, men and women, and independents."

Only 4 percent of likely voters remain undecided. At this stage of the disputed 2000 election, Bush led Democrat Al Gore (news - web sites) by one point in the daily tracking poll. <snip>