WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry were neck and neck in six major battleground states, a weekend CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll found.
In the battleground state polls, only in Wisconsin and Minnesota did a survey indicate a clear advantage to one candidate, given the poll's 3-point margin of error.
Bush led by eight points in Wisconsin, and Kerry led by eight points in Minnesota.
In the other states, Bush had leads of two points in Iowa and four points in Pennsylvania. Kerry had leads of three points in Florida and four points in Ohio.
About 1,300 registered voters were interviewed from late last week through Sunday in each state, of whom about 1,100 in each indicated they were likely to vote in the election.
Nationwide, a separate poll of likely voters indicated a near-tie, with 49 percent choosing Bush and 47 percent taking Kerry. Independent candidate Ralph Nader had one percent support.
In the history of polling, Gallup has never come out with a tied race in its final pre-election estimate, CNN reported.
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