Im curious....does anyone have links to the 2004 election polling data? I seem to recall that Kerry was leading Pres. Bush in the polls at about the same time...This article from the Gallup web site talks about the final poll of 2004.
Gallup Poll
Try here on RCP. Note that most of these are LV polls, but you can get a sense from the trends that Bush led most of the way from early September 2004.
Look at that. Gallup has Bush up 54 to 40 on 9/15, and then tied on 10/31
What credibility they have. Gallup tried to prop Kerry up too