[sjwalter]

Originally posted by troutman@Oct 17 2004, 06:45 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/17/...nday/index.html

Bush goes 0 for 3 in the debates and makes gains in the polls? Strange times.

The latest poll, taken after the third and final debate last Wednesday in Tempe, Arizona, indicated an edge of 49 percent to 46 percent for Bush among the same group.

That is still practically even -- given the margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. The October 9-10 poll had a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.

But among likely voters Bush had a larger spread -- 52 percent to 44 percent. That compared with a 49 percent to 46 percent edge for Bush in the previous poll.

Yet as Democrat Al Gore learned in 2000, winning a debate on points does not necessarily translate into electoral votes.

LA Times Electoral Vote Tracker;

Kerry now in big trouble. FLA and OH have gone to Bush. PA, NJ and IA up for grabs.

Damn that sounds good.