Tracking poll: Gore and Bush remain neck-and-neck

From CNN Polling Director Keating Holland

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Vice President Al Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush remain virtually tied in the daily CNN/USA Today/Gallup tracking poll as minor party challengers Ralph Nader and Pat Buchanan lag behind with single-digit support.

Interviews with 732 likely voters, conducted September 9-11, found Gore -- the Democratic nominee for president -- holding a six-point lead over Republican rival Bush. Gore claimed 48 percent of the survey's likely voters, while Bush had the support of 42 percent. But with a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percent, Gore's advantage is statistically insignificant.

CNN will be releasing the results on its tracking polls every day until the November 7 elections. The polls monitor public opinion of the presidential race over intervals of two to three days.

CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL

September 9-11

Likely Voters'
Choice for President

Gore      48%

Bush      42

Nader      4

Buchanan   1

Sampling error: +/-4% pts

COMPLETE TRACKING TREND ON HORSE RACE:

         Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. 

         4-6   5-7   6-8   7-9   8-10  9-11  


Gore      47%  46%   45%   47%    49%   48%

Bush      44%  43%   46%   44     42    42

Nader      3    3     2     2      3     4

Buchanan   *    1     1     1      1     1