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Article: Illinois Voters Favor Kerry Over Bush, Says Chicago Tribune Poll; Kerry's Frontrunner Status Gives Illinois Democrats Hope for Victory In November.
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- February 20, 2004
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CHICAGO, Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The momentum propelling John Kerry in his race for the Democratic presidential nomination has reached Illinois, where the latest Chicago Tribune poll shows the senator would handily defeat President Bush if the general election were held today. Complete poll results appear in the Sunday, February 22 edition of the Chicago Tribune and online at chicagotribune.com .
While voters were polarized heavily along party lines, 52 percent of poll respondents favored Kerry versus 39 percent for Bush. But the poll also indicated signs of a gender gap for Bush, with women voters favoring Kerry by a 24-percentage point advantage.
The ...