Sunday, Aug. 1, 2004 12:35 p.m. EDT
CNN/USA/Gallup: Bush Got Bounce From Dem Convention

The first poll taken after the Democratic convention shows a significant
bounce - for the Bush-Cheney ticket.

A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Sunday shows that among likely
voters, President Bush reaped a 5-point bounce from the Democratic
confab, and he now leads Sen. Kerry, 50 percent to 47 percent.

The new numbers represent a sharp reversal from a July 19-21 CNN/USA
Today/Gallup survey, which had Kerry leading Bush by two points, 49
percent to 47 percent.

Even among registered voters - a group that typically trends more
Democratic than likely voters - Bush picked up a 1-point bounce. The
CNN/USA/Today poll of registered voters has Kerry now leading Bush by 3
points, 50 percent to 47 percent. In the earlier survey, Kerry led Bush
by 4 points, 49 percent to 45 percent.

Commenting on the negative bounce for the Kerry-Edwards ticket, dejected
CNN political analyst Bill Schneider said Sunday, "The convention rallied
voters, but it rallied Republicans more than Democrats."

"All those questioned were questioned after John Kerry's acceptance
speech," lamented CNN's Wolf Blitzer.



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