[Byron Norris]

Tell me somebody this isn't true. I have seen the Rasmussen poll and Bush still leads by three, but this poll is scary. I really hope Bush did not screw up. John Kerry as President would be a nightmare.

[COEXERJ145]

Try searching Newbie before going into panic mode. Newsweak is playing with the numbers to help Kerry.

[Tarpon]

mmmmm tasty cooked polls are best served hot.

[SausageDog]

Tell me somebody this isn't true. I have seen the Rasmussen poll and Bush still leads by three, but this poll is scary. I really hope Bush did not screw up. John Kerry as President would be a nightmare.

Yes, I agree it would be a nightmare, but at least if he wins, we'll be spared Hilary in 2008.

[IronJack]

Wishful thinking. If Kerry "won" that debate, it was on strengths that don't translate too well to the chief executive's position. THings like appearance, poise, delivery. In all the categories that count -- substance, trust, honesty -- Bush trounced him.

If Kerry got a bounce, it might have been a point or two. But not nearly enough to close the gulf between him and the president.

[hobson]

This original story was not posted under this headline so you would never have found it. The discussion in the threads last night pointed out Newsweek's poll sampling pre and post debate is faulty.

[Popman]

TEOTWAWKI

[ejo]

Doesn't the monicker, "Slick Willie"

come to mind as you listen and ponder over kerrys inane remarks???

[jenbuff]

I think this bounce will be very temporary. Wait until after the VP debate when Cheney wipes the floor with the "Silky Pony." (credit goes to Laura Ingraham for that nickname)

[blarneystone]

I am in a bad mood this morning. so forgive my lack of optimizm. But i heard Bill Crystal call Kerry "President Kerry". ARRRRGGGHHH What a nightmare! If I wake up in November and this war criminal, traitor to our country is President I'm gonna have to go get lobotomized or something.

[I_dmc]

One question to posters: If Kerry-Edwards win this one, will there be any place in the world where freedom reigns?

I see basically two sides in our land. One side's motto could be, "What's in it for me?". The other, "Get off my back government, I just want to be free". I really believe that no other land is less socialistic than ours, but for how long will that be true?

[Flux Capacitor]

It's been stated elsewhere, but still needs to be shouted far and wide:

1. The poll was of registered, not likely, voters.

2. The poll was weighted in favor of Democrats, whereas the previous post-RNC Convention polls were weighted toward Republicans. Newsweek set us up for this quite a while ago.

3. The poll was conducted only in the Mountain and Pacific Time Zones. In other words, it's trying to portray Left Coast voters as a representative sample of the country at large. L.A., San Francisco, Seattle, and Portland did not decide the last election and they will not decide this one.

4. Newsweek's numbers do not jibe with other polls that also showed Kerry winning the debate, but that also indicated no substantial drop in support for Bush. Nor do they jibe with these CNN/Gallup internals.

In short, the poll is complete B.S. concocted by a desperated partisan media outlet in an attempt to depress conservative voters and, they hope, suppress turnout. DON'T LET THESE LIARS GET TO YOU.

-Dan

[TheGeezer]

The Newsweek poll has been thoroughly debunked. Please see Littlegreenfootballs and Powerlineblog. At Powerline be sure to scroll down to The Comeback is Launched.

The attempt to make a comeback the news, rather than Kerry's Senate record and many other problems, will fail. We just have to sit through liberal MSM flailing for a couple of days first.

[Randjuke]

The Newsweek poll was discussed extensively yesterday and is probably a crock - high percentage of Dems as opposed to GOP and registered voters used instead of likely voters.

The picture that MSNBC uses in this article bugs me a little - it shows Bush frowning with the caption "The face of frustration?". Well, yeah he's probably frustrated, but it was probably with a dumbass statement Kerry just made, not with whatever MSNBC is implying.

[goldstategop]

Its not true... Its a Newsweek trick. They oversample Democrats in this poll to create a tie. Last month in an earlier poll, they oversampled Republicans to give Bush an 11 point lead. By playing games with weighing party ID they created a template for the mainstream media to write about a tightening horse race that isn't there.

[StevieB]

It's been said many times over the past few months, but it needs repeated here:

Forget the polls. Run like we're ten points behind. Get the base activated, and get them to the ballot box in November.

[badmrbunny]

Tell me somebody this isn't true. I have seen the Rasmussen poll and Bush still leads by three, but this poll is scary. I really hope Bush did not screw up. John Kerry as President would be a nightmare.


much ado about nothing. bush has weathered alot bigger storms than this. quit discounting his ability to rise to the occasion.

[capt. norm]

This is going down exactly as many predicted on this forum.

The liberal press is doing their usual.

[Vigilantcitizen]

Never fear newbie...

A simple truth in life is Money talks, BS walks.

Meaning...I wouldn't put much weight in a poll were the participants have nothing at stake.

Looking at Tradesports.com , where people actually have to back their opinions with money, the President is doing just fine.

[ApesForEvolution]

Do you need a hand? (you fell into the NEWSWEEK/MSM trap)

[hosepipe]

Anybody that would believe ANY poll or the MSM would vote for Al Gore.. What's important is... what do YOU beleive.. if anything.. unless you're a sheeple.. sheeple need confirmation..