Kerry - Edwards Ticket Gains Popularity But Not Votes As November Election Nears: Poll

WASHINGTON, July 17 (AFP) - Americans are warming to the Democratic presidential ticket over the incumbent Republicans but remain about equally divided on who they would vote for in the November 2 election, according to a poll out Saturday.
The New York Times/CBS News poll of 955 adults conducted July 11-15 showed they viewed Democratic candidate John Kerry more favorably since he chose Senator John Edwards for the number-two spot on the ticket July 6.
But Kerry and Edwards remained statistically deadlocked with President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney on voting intention, with 49 percent of those polled saying they would vote for the Democrats and 44 percent backing the Republicans.
The poll had a three-percentage-point margin of error.
It found Bush's approval ratings at low levels for an incumbent president at this stage of the campaign.
It also found that a majority of Americans (51 percent) feel the United States should not have become involved in Iraq.