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A new statewide poll shows Democrat John Kerry leads President Bush by 51 percent to 32 percent among New York voters. The poll of 625 registered voters was conducted last Monday through Thursday by the Siena Research Institute. It has a 3.-9 percentage point margin of error. The Times Union reports today that the poll shows New Yorkers prefer President Bush to John Kerry when it comes to fighting the war on terror. And they consider Bush on par Kerry when it comes to same-sex marriage, the Iraq war and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. On other key issues -- the economy, health care, Social Security, education and the environment -- New Yorkers by a wide margin say they're more in tune with Kerry than with Bush in the poll. Pollsters and political observers said the results are no surprise in a state in which Democrats outnumber Republicans about 5 to 3.
