Then the headline needs to be changed to "Cheney bounce." The Bush bounce will soon follow.
Good point, although 3 or 4 points could just be statistical noise... Remember, even when other polls showed Bush up nearly (or into) double digits, Ras never had a gap of more than 4 points, either way.
I agree. We should be very thankful to Cheney--who decisively wiped the floor with Edwards. The bounce from the debate Bush won last night will take a day or two to show up.
Interesting point. I was wondering what could have caused this sudden uplift in Bush's numbers (considering that hardly any of the interviews were done after his debate last night) and then you reminded me of Cheney's crushing of Edwards earlier in the week. Hopefully, Bush's performance last night will register in the polls by the beginning or middle of next week.
If so, the pressure is on Kerry for the last debate, which I instinctively feel will be a draw. After that, if Bush has a decent lead in the mid-single digits, there are only three weeks left for Kerry to claw back.
On top of all this, we have the promised focus on Kerry's liberal Senate record by the Bush campaign and Rove's "couple of surprises", whatever they turn out to be. Advantage Bush.
Nearly all of the polling was done BEFORE the debate.
Then the headline needs to be changed to "Cheney bounce." The Bush bounce will soon follow.
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