That's a pretty good result for the Bush team. Kerry is a big unknown to most of the country at this point. The Bush strategy will be to paint him as a Massachussetts liberal just like his Dad's campaign did to Dukakis. Look for Kerry's "liberal" number to rise and rise as we approach November.
Correction: expose him as a ...
All this poll says to me is that the mainstream media has done a great job of downplaying Kerry's voting record and his real positions on just about everything. But everytime that Hillary calls Bush a right-wing nut, they air it.