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Campaign 2004: Bush Opens Double-Digit Lead

New York: For the first time since the Presidential race became a two person contest last spring, there is a clear leader, the latest TIME poll shows. If the 2004 election for President were held today, 52% of likely voters surveyed would vote for President George W. Bush, 41% would vote for Democratic nominee John Kerry, and 3% would vote for Ralph Nader, according to a new TIME poll conducted from Aug. 31 to Sept. 2...

Post-DNC Convention: Little or no bounce. (Some polls reported a negative bounce.)

Post-GOP Convention: An 11% positive bounce.

Even with the Nader-Effect, Kerry's still down 8%.

You can almost hear the good folks at TIME weep openly.