[KQQL]

but rasmussen uses machines , and he sucked in 00....

NPR poll is probably on the mark:

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The study, conducted by Republican pollster Bill McInturff and Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg, found that when rating their interest in the coming election on a scale of one to 10, 63 percent of likely voters put themselves at a level of 10. McInturff says interest in this election already exceeds interest in the previous two presidential elections two weeks before those votes.

The poll also revealed an electorate almost evenly divided between President Bush and his presumed Democratic opponent, Sen. John Kerry. At 53 percent, Bush's approval rating remains healthy. But when asked whom they'd vote for today, 47 percent of likely voters chose Bush, while 45 percent picked Kerry -- a virtual tie.

http://www.npr.org/display_pages/features/feature_1748548.html

[zook]

I'll get flamed for this I'm sure. But if this country elects Kerry, then we *deserve* another terrorist attack.

Ok, "deserve" is maybe the wrong word, but y'all know what I mean.

[zook]

I can't imagine how anyone can approve of a president's performance, but want to vote against him.

[GraniteStateConservative]

I think that NPR poll is probably right. The broadbased voter intensity is interesting. Bush anger on the left, but what has the right so animated to vote for Bush? And I can't figure out whether that's good for Bush or not. Nixon had a falling turnout when he skinned McGovern, as did Clinton. Reagan had an increased turnout. It's all over the map.