ELECTION 2004 Republican Geoff Davis, Democrat Nick Clooney and Independent Michael Slider. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)

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Reuters/Zogby

Democratic candidate John Kerry moved into a tie with President Bush in a tracking poll. Bush and Kerry each got 45 percent in the Zogby survey of 1,211 likely voters taken Friday through Sunday.

Seven percent were undecided and 1 percent said they support independent candidate Ralph Nader.

The margin of error was 2.9 percentage points.

CBS News/New York Times

Bush got 47 percent and Kerry got 45 percent in a poll of 678 likely voters Thursday through Sunday.

Nader got 2 percent and 6 percent were unsure.

The margin of error was 4 percentage points.

Washington Post

The poll showed Bush led Kerry 50 percent to 46 percent. The poll was conducted Wednesday through Saturday among 1,648 adults identified as likely voters. The margin of error is 3 percentage points.

Newsweek

The poll gave Bush a lead of 50 percent to 44 percent. That survey of 880 likely voters, conducted Thursday and Friday, has a margin of error of 4 percentage points.

Time

Bush had 48 percent support to Kerry's 46 percent. The poll of 865 likely voters was conducted Thursday and Friday, with a margin of error of 4 percentage points.