[dr_who_2]

Stop! Stop! You're making me giddy!

[GOPrincess]

I could have sworn I saw stories on TV today that Kerry has surged in Florida and Pennsylvania.

I think I'm going to stop reading all polls, it's making me dizzy (grin). I just pray this story has it right!

[staytrue]

from the article:

"No state is more important than Ohio, a state that Mr. Bush won narrowly in 2000 but has been struggling in all year. Mr. Kerry held the edge there for months, but last week a Columbus Dispatch poll showed him trailing the president 47 percent to 44 percent, with 2 percent for Ralph Nader and 7 percent undecided. The poll's margin of error was two percentage points. "

[Lexinom]

Wisconsin? Iowa? I'm salivating...

[Homer_J_Simpson]

I hope my nerves are strong enough to make it to Nov. 2.

[NormsRevenge]

Bush gaining.. Momentum :-)

U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator John Kerry (news - web sites) (D-MA) makes comments to the media on Hurricane Charlie which hit South Florida on August 13, while he visited with people on the beach in Hood River Oregon, August 14, 2004. Kerry was visiting the area to windsurf on the Columbia River before traveling for his vacation in Sun Valley Idaho after completing a two week coast to coast campaign swing in Portland, Oregon on August 13. Lack of wind kept Kerry off the water. REUTERS/Mike Segar US ELECTION

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Lack of coming clean about Xmas in Cambodia, 'Nam before and after he "served" there and then testified in front of congress and his wifes support of leftists terroristic domestic and international groups may not be doing much to help either, ya think? ;-)

[RockinRight]

No president has lost re-election when his approval ******s were above 50 percent at this point in the campaign.

That is the key. Good news.

[NormsRevenge]

Displays such as these below may help as well.

Rasp Thorne, a theatrical performer, is pictured with an American flag noosed around his neck at an alternative arts block party in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn in New York August 14, 2004. The block party was held in protest of the Bush administration and the upcoming Republican National Convention in New York at the end of the month. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

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A young boy spins the wheel of characters at an alternative arts block party in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn in New York, August 14, 2004. The block party was held in protest of the Bush administration and the upcoming Republican National Convention in New York at the end of the month. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

[Tall_Texan]

"Battleground state polling numbers tend to lag somewhat from the national data so that the bounce that Kerry got a week after the convention is now being seen in the state polls. So where the race had the president slightly up in Florida, Kerry is up a few points there and up similarly in other battleground states," a Bush campaign official acknowledged.

So news travels slower in battleground states? I'd say that's as weak an answer as Kerry's one about Cambodia. All Florida polls will be old news now that Charley has cut a swath through the state. And the other polls don't look great at this point but I've said all along this would be the low-water mark and that he would (barring unforseen difficulties) inch his way back into a lead outside the MOE by November.

Keep in mind, though, that the media is always going to portray a tight race because they want the horse race for their own benefit (audience).

[NormsRevenge]

President George W. Bush (news - web sites) holds up a crying baby during a campaign rally in Sioux City, Iowa August 14, 2004. Bush wrapped up a five-day campaign swing with a rally in the battleground state of Iowa on Saturday and scheduled a quick trip to Florida to survey hurricane damage in a state he needs to win in the November election. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

[xrmusn]

Was on the WWVA (Wheeling WV) web site little bit ago and their presidential poll had Bush 68, Kerry 22, Pioli 8,--
Don't know what happened to the other 2% as they only gave 3 choices...I DO NOT think it only allows you to vote once either--
Before you get too carried away, WWVA is the Rush/Shawn/Truckin Bozo outlet also....

[goldstategop]

Things are turning around. All the FR Chicken Littles who scream the sky is falling should acknowledge humility. At 51% its narrower than I would like but the job approval numbers should go up by the end of the GOP Convention next month. Let the Democrats believe the election is in the bag. Let their friends in the media be overconfident. The American people will render their judgment on November 2nd.

[ultima ratio]

Lurch's campaign is falling flat. He is avoiding the press. He is backpedalling on Christmas in Cambodia. The swifties ad is gaining traction in the local media and will soon run another ad. Polls show the ad is having a strong affect on independents. His bounce, such as it was, was just that--a mere bounce. He is now slipping. And if you want to know how worried the dems are, just check the whining on Democratic Underground's forum. All kinds of griping about Kerry's no-win strategy, caving on Iraq, embarrassment over the "sensitive war" accusation, etc., etc. Meanwhile Bush hasn't even stepped up to the plate yet--but already he's starting to pull ahead. Not only in OH, but in PA as well. Rasmussen's poll came out after the dem convention--it had both candidates at 46% in PA.

[The Wizard]

bttt

[hershey]

So have the American people woken up to the fact that Kerry is a longtime liar who said he wouldn't respond if we were attacked with a nuclear weapon? Or that he has plans to RAISE TAXES to pay for whatever loopy giveaway he comes up with to buy more votes? That Kerry got paid to be a senator but didn't show up for more than 90 % of the votes? Maybe to know Kerry is to loathe Kerry. The RATs have to be peeing in their collective Depends at this point. And where is the fair TerAYsa? Hmmm? Do we think Kerry's begging her to divert some millions from Moveon.org and other leftwing causes to help out people in Fla.? Maybe he could hold a yard sale and sell his bike, skis, snow board, and wind surfing gear and give the proceeds to a Fla. relief fund.

[demlosers]

bttt

[demlosers]

Good news.

"What's encouraging about the Gallup numbers and other surveys is that they show a similar trend for the president," the Bush campaign official said. When asked what other surveys he was referring to, he replied, "like [internal campaign polling] stuff I see that you don't."

"That the president's approval numbers are improving even before we get to the convention is really encouraging. It shows that Kerry's bounce was short-lived and had little long-term impact in the race," the official said.

[jackbill]

Keep in mind that most "polls" don't poll our servicemen and women. This is especially important in states like FL, NC, CA, and others.