Kerry, Bush reopen election hostilities after Reagan mourning

[AmyStrange]

Kerry, Bush reopen election hostilities after Reagan mourning
Sun Jun 13, 7:11 PM ET
AFP

FROM: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040613/ts_alt_afp/us_vote&cid=1506&ncid=1963&sid=96378801
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US presidential election battle is to reopen Monday, after a weeklong ceasefire during mourning for ex-president Ronald Reagan (news - web sites).

Democratic contender John Kerry (news - web sites) is to give a major speech on the economy in New Jersey state, hoping the campaign hiatus will not hurt his lead over President George W. Bush (news - web sites) in the polls.

The Massachusetts senator held a seven-point lead over Bush in a Los Angeles Times poll published Thursday. Kerry led Bush 51 to 44 percent.

But a poll released Sunday by Time magazine showed how fragmented US public opinion is ahead of the November 2 election. The magazine found that among Americans who consider themselves "very religious" 59 percent supported Bush while 35 percent favor Kerry.

Those who describe themselves as "not religious" favor Kerry by 69 percent to 22 percents.

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My take: interesting bit about the religious disparity.

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