POLL WATCH

Until a Newsweek poll released Friday showed Democrat Al Gore with a 10-point lead over Republican George W. Bush, Gore and Bush had been in a statistical tie in most surveys of the 2000 presidential race.

Aug 20

CNN/USA Today/Gallup

Bush 46%

Gore 47%

Don’t know/other 7%

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Aug. 21

Zog/Reuters

Bush 41%

Gore 44%

Don’t know/other 15%

*

August 26

Fox News/Opinion Dynamics

Bush 40%

Gore 44%

Don’t know/other 16%

*

August 29

CNN/Gallup/USA Today/Gallup

Bush 46%

Gore 45%

Don’t know/other 9%

*

August 30

Gallup

Bush 46%

Gore 45%

Don’t know/other 9%

*

September 1

Newsweek

Bush 39%

Gore 49%

Don’t know/other 12%

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Note: Some polls surveyed likely voters, others surveyed just registered votes.

Margins of error from +/-3 percentage points to +/-5 percentage points.

Compiled by MASSIE RITSCH / Los Angeles Times