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Early polls tip Kerry From correspondents in Washington 03nov04
POLITICAL web sites have given Senator John Kerry an early lead over US President George W. Bush in key states in today's presidential race.
"Kerry Finds Comfort in First Batch of Exit Polls," was the headline on the popular web site drudgereport.com. Another well-known political web site, Slate.com, posted what it said were early exit poll numbers which had Kerry leading Bush in the crucial states of Florida and Ohio and by a wide margin in Pennsylvania.
The candidate who wins two of those three battleground states is almost guaranteed election by securimg a victory in the 538-member Electoral College.
Kerry was also leading in other battleground states such as Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and New Mexico, according to the numbers posted on Slate.com and other web sites.
There was no independent confirmation of the accuracy of the numbers, and several websites which published the data stressed it was raw and not definitive.
Slate.com and other web sites said the exit poll numbers came from the National Election Pool, a consortium of the US news agency The Associated Press and the five television networks ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and Fox.
The US networks have pledged not to announce a winner until the polls close in a state.
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