Bush's Lead Grows

According to Knight-Ridder/MSNBC:

President Bush has pulled ahead of John Kerry in six closely contested swing states that he carried in 2000, shifting the electoral landscape to the right and making it more difficult for challenger Kerry to win the White House, according to a new Knight Ridder-MSNBC poll.

Bush leads in six of the seven battleground states he won four years ago and that were considered among the most competitive this year. He leads Kerry in Arizona 50 percent to 39 percent, in Missouri by 48-41, in Nevada by 50-45, in New Hampshire by 49-40, in Ohio by 49-42, and in West Virginia by 45-44.

(via KerryHaters) My "conservative" state-by-state tally just three days ago conceded New Hampshire and West Virginia to Kerry. A Bush victory in both states would give the President 283 electoral votes.