NEW YORK -- In one of the final pre-election polls, U.S. President George Bush led Democratic challenger John Kerry by a single point CBS News said Tuesday.
The poll, conducted Thursday through Sunday, gave the president a 47-46 percent lead among likely voters. The poll surveyed 1,345 people and among likely voters carried a 3 point margin of error. Independent Ralph Nader logged 1 percent support.
The candidates were still within the margin of error and as with several other polls published Monday, the race was too close to call.
Asked if a candidate had "strong qualities of leadership," 52 percent of registered voters said "yes" for Kerry. That number rose to 54 percent among registered voters in a second group reached Saturday to Sunday. Over the same period, Bush's number slipped from 62 percent to 58 percent.
