According to Time magazine's latest poll, the president has retained the "seismic voter shift" he earned during the Republican convention. He continues to lead John Kerry by eleven points among likely voters. Kerry's support has eroded in every group, and "most notably among women," as Time points out. "In early August, females gave Kerry a sizable lead over Bush: 50 to 36 percent. Now, women favor Bush over Kerry by 45 to 44 percent. Even in Florida, Kerry's 22 percent lead among women has been halved in the last few weeks. In the last presidential election, Gore won women's votes 54 to 42 percent. Continued
And Alec Baldwin in an interview last night said he felt badly for Colin Powell, having gotten caught up with Bush and all, "he had such a terrific career."
Yeah, that Secretary of State gig is a real career killer.