Bush Keeps Three-Point Lead on Kerry

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By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush holds a slim three-point lead over Democratic rival John Kerry one week before the Nov. 2 presidential election, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.

Bush led Kerry 49-46 percent in the latest three-day national tracking poll, maintaining a stable lead on the Massachusetts senator as the White House rivals head down the stretch. Bush led Kerry 48-45 percent the day before.
With the campaign winding down, the poll added voters leaning toward either Bush or Kerry into their totals for the first time. That left only about 3 percent of likely voters undecided.
'If Kerry, as suggested, is looking to undecideds, look again -- there may not be enough left,' pollster John Zogby said.
Bush's three-point lead is identical to the three-point margin he had over Democrat Al Gore (news - web sites) in the tracking poll at the same stage of the disputed 2000 election.
Kerry still has big leads among key Democratic constituencies like African Americans and union members, but now trails Bush among women, youth and seniors. "