criminy. thank you for doing my homework. I am sick of this one being touted as part of a foregone conclusion for Kerry. it's also part of why I ignore polling; it's like high school. mostly its function is to keep a lot of folks busy.

Here’s more support for the view that the remaining undecideds are not going to wreck Bush.

Further, the CW was based on a number surveys taken when there were Republican Presidents which meant that the challenger was a Dem. So? Well, the CW does not take into account the fact that partisanship remains the biggest predictor of vote choice. So? This matters because there are now more registered Republicans than registered Democrats (not the case for the past 72 years or so) so that when push comes to shove more people should break Bush than Kerry.

Or so goes my wishful thinking.

Not surprising. The more visible Kerry is, the less people like him. Didn't we all realize this some time ago? Wasn't there a month a while back where he all but disappeared? And during the time his numbers went up, up, up? Stay on the news Kerry! We want to see your ugly mug every night!

Pat Caddell, Carter's pollster, said essentially the same on Hannity and Colmes last night. In Presidential elections, sometimes undecidededs break for the incumbent as a risk-management stratagem.

Steve Bragg
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My personal theory: true undecideds don't vote; they are "undecided" because they are apathetic, uninformed, or alienated. Other so-called "undecideds," assuming they are serious participants in the process, decided weeks ago.

MD you have a really really good point there, I agree they really are exactly as you say, good one.