A statewide telephone poll of 402 registered voters conducted by KAET-TV and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Telecommunication at Arizona State University between July 20 and July 23rd found that the race for the presidency has tightened in the past two months. In the latest poll, Bush has a 9 percentage point lead. Poll results were Bush 42 percent, Gore 33 percent, Nader 3 percent, Buchanan 2 percent with 20 percent undecided.
Women divide their vote fairly evenly between the two candidates.
The poll, which has a margin of error of 4.8 percent, also found that both growth ballot propositions, the Citizens Growth Management Initiative and The Arizona Conservation Reserve have a strong probability of becoming law. The CGMI was passing 68 percent to 17 percent with 15 percent undecided. Support for both growth initiatives was found among all relevant political and demographic groups. First, we would like to know how you will probably vote for president in the upcoming elections. Democrat Al Gore, Republican George Bush, Reform Party candidate Pat Buchanan, and Green Party candidate Ralph Nader.