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South Dakota

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted October 12, 2004

*President*	*Senate*	*Congress*
Bush 52%	Thune (R) 49%	Herseth (D) 52%
Kerry 42%	Daschle (D) 49%	Diedrich (R) 47%

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	*Favorable*	*Unfavorable*
Bush	55%	44%
Kerry	46%	52%
Daschle	54%	45%
Thune	57%	40%
Herseth	58%	40%
Diedrich	57%	41%

*Who Do You Trust More on�*	*Bush*	*Kerry*
Economy	54%	41%
Nat�l Defense? War on Terror	54%	38%
Situation in Iraq	54%	40%

Other Data:

� 46% Say the country is heading in the Right Direction. Another 50% say we�ve gotten off on the Wrong Track.

� The President�s Job Approval is at 57%.

� 55% Believe Bush Will Be Re-elected.

Margin of Sampling Error: +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% Level of Confidence