In Missouri, the latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows President Bush with 50% of the vote and Senator Kerry with 45%. Two weeks earlier, the President was ahead by a similar margin, 51% to 45%. A month before that, he was ahead 48% to 42%.

Fifty-three percent (53%) of the state's voters have a favorable opinion of the President. That's down from 58% in our previous survey.

Forty-nine percent (49%) have a favorable opinion of Senator Kerry. That's up one over the past two weeks.

Based upon this latest survey data, Missouri remains in the "Leans Bush" category for our Electoral College projections. At Rasmussen Reports, we consider any state where polls show a candidate leading by less than five percentage points to be a toss-up.

Four years ago, Bush won the state of Missouri by a narrow 50% to 47% margin.

In Missouri, 53% of all voters Approve of the way President Bush is performing his job. That's down four from our last survey, but near his national Job Approval rating.

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