Tracking poll: Bush holds onto slight edge

From CNN Polling Director Keating Holland

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- With just six days remaining before the election, Texas Gov. George W. Bush still holds a slight lead over Vice President Al Gore in the presidential race, according to Wednesday's CNN/USA Today/Gallup tracking poll.

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View all the results from the CNN/USA Today/Gallup tracking poll

Bush, the Republican nominee, has the support of 48 percent of the 2,167 likely voters polled. Gore claimed 43 percent of the survey, conducted between October 29-31. The poll has a margin of error of two percentage points.

The same results come up in a six-day average of the polls, which serve as a snapshot of voters' current preferences, and each candidate's support has varied by no more than a point or two for five straight days.

In other polls, Bush has 48 percent and Gore has 45 percent in the latest ABC News daily tracking poll. The Washington Post daily tracking poll gives Bush a 48-46 percent edge. The Pew Center poll puts the spread at 47-43, while the Reuters/MSNBC/Zogby tracking poll has the contest at 46 percent for Bush and 41 percent for Gore.

CNN will be releasing the results of its tracking polls every day until the November 7 elections. The polls monitor public opinion of the presidential race over intervals of two to three days.

Three-day average

Likely Voters' Choice for President

Bush      48%

Gore      43

Nader      3

Buchanan   1

Sampling error: +/-2% pts

Six-day average

Likely Voters' Choice for President

Bush      48%

Gore      43

Nader      3

Buchanan   1

Sampling error: +/-2% pts

POLL OF POLLS

                        Bush   Gore


CNN/USA Today/Gallup    48%    43%

Washington Post         48     46

ABC News                48     45

Pew Center              47     43

MSNBC/Reuters/Zogby     46     41