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President Bush Up By 7 Pts in Fla

Quinnipiac University Poll results [1]:

President George W. Bush leads Democratic challenger John Kerry 51 – 44 percent among Florida likely voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Independent candidate Ralph Nader received less than 1 percent in this tally, which includes undecided voters leaning toward a candidate. “

At the least, this wide a margin would seem to kill off any chances of staging a repeat of 2000, as curently pending lawsuits seem to be indiciting was their plan all along.

Says Captain Ed, this morning [2]:

“No one doubts that Florida represented the Holy Grail for Democrats in this election. It has become their mythology that the previous election was stolen from them there, despite a number of independent recounts which clearly show Bush won, including one conducted by the national media. They hoped to win Florida not only for its big chunk of electoral votes but also to drive home that stolen-election myth.

Instead, the Democrats nominated a candidate who even after the debate can’t generate more enthusiasm for his candidacy among his supporters than against George Bush. Not only does that explain Bush’s seven-point lead, but it also portends a smaller turnout on Election Day that may widen the moderate gap into a rout.”

Well, maybe if they’d come up with ideas and a candidate that people other than the far left could get behind, they’d have had a lot easier time of it.

Kudos to Ed, who’s on top of things as usual. Ed also cites a Dixon poll that looks even better… but you’ll have to go there [2]for that.