My thoughts are This:
Bush is attacking kerry in states that Gore owned in 00
Kerry is defending those states
That tells you every thing you need to know. The wheels are coming off of the Kerry Campaign. Look at the campaign stops not Gallup or Rassumssen.
Re#20 Yup
Not just that but Kerry is going full blast with the DRAFT crud now
Exactly! The candidates' internal polls tell them where they need to campaign. Kerry has abandoned some states which were in play for Gore.