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Since it is a CNN poll, this means the real lead is likely at least 5% more than shown. And, this poll was before the President's speech which might be good for another 2% and before Kerry's Midnight Debacle which is probably another 1%, So Bush is probably up more like 15+ points.

But regardless it is a huge "bounce" and that is good news no matter what the actual number is.

Since it is a CNN poll, this means the real lead is likely at least 5% more than shown. And, this poll was before the President's speech which might be good for another 2% and before Kerry's Midnight Debacle which is probably another 1%, So Bush is probably up more like 15+ points.

Unfortunately no other polls show an 11 point lead for Bush. Yet. They all show a much smaller bounce.

Since it is a CNN poll, this means the real lead is likely at least 5% more than shown.

As yes, the standard reply. The 2000 election does not support your claim.

CNN/Time poll: Bush holds edge From Keating Holland/CNN

October 27, 2000 Web posted at: 8:36 p.m. EDT (0036 GMT)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush holds a 49-to-43 percent edge over Democratic rival Al Gore in the latest CNN/Time poll, conducted Wednesday and Thursday.

The poll of 2,060 adult Americans, including 1,076 likely voters, has a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points and is thus in essential agreement with a CNN/USA Today/Gallup tracking poll also released Friday. That poll gives Bush a 52 percent-39 percent edge over Gore. More important, both polls show the same snapshot of the current state of the presidential campaign: a solid advantage for Bush.

ABC News and The Washington Post both have daily tracking polls today putting the race at 48 percent for Bush and 45 percent for Gore. The latest Reuters/MSNBC/Zogby tracking poll has the contest at 45 percent for Gore and 43 percent for Bush.