Massachusetts: Kerry 58% Bush 33%

Tuesday, June 08, 2004

No surprise in Massachusetts. In his home state, Senator John F. Kerry is soundly defeating President George W. Bush, 58% to 33%.

Even without the home-state advantage, Al Gore won Massachusetts by a handy 60% to 33% margin four years ago.

Like Massachusetts, most states polled so far this year are showing similar results to four years ago. However, the President is behind his pace from four years ago in a few states such as Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

There are, of course, other states in which Bush is doing better than he did four years ago. Most notable in this category is Pennsylvania.

Thirty-eight percent percent (38%) of Massachusetts voters Approve of the way Bush is performing his job as President. That figure is well below the President's national Job Approval rating.

Data for Massachusetts will updated again early next month. Rasmussen Reports has also recently released polling data for the states of Iowa, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Michigan, Maine, South Carolina, Alabama, Minnesota, New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Oregon, Missouri, Georgia, Illinois, New York, Texas, California and Ohio.

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This data has been compiled from a national telephone survey of 15,000 Likely Voters conducted by Rasmussen Reports from May 1-31, 2004. Each night (except Mothersâ€™ Day), 500 interviews with Likely Voters were conducted. National results for the survey during that time frame show that President Bush and Senator Kerry each attracted 45% of the vote. State-by-state samples carry a margin of error that varies from +/- 3 percentage points to +/- 5 percentage points depending upon the state. Data for California, Texas, and New York carries a 3 percentage point margin of error. For Massachusetts, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Massachusetts, the margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. For all other states, the margin of error is +/- 5 percentage points. In all cases, the margin of error is expressed with a 95% level of confidence. In some states, oversampling and supplemental interviews were used to obtain an adequate sample size for reporting purposes.

Survey of 15,000 Likely Voters
May 1-31, 2004

Massachusetts 2004 Presidential Ballot
Bush	33%
Kerry	58%
Other	2%
Not Sure	7%
RasmussenReports.com

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