For the last week, I thought that there had been an outcry for more visability of Edwards - but I still haven't seen him on TV.  It is understandable if Kerry is tired - why doesn't he turn over some of the heavy duty to Edwards?
The guy is a winner - The spot at the convention after Edward's speech when he brought out his family (while the band played Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke") was one of elation.
Kerry got his biggest boost in the polls when he chose Edwards as VP.

If you look at the leaners, the news is even better.  We then lead in PA by 3% and in FL by 1`%, and are down only 1% in OH! And you're right, Bush's huge national polling day 3 days ago is about to drop out of Rasmussen's 3-day average.
The next big news is the next batch of ARG polls, and the Zogby interactive due next week.  
Things are moving our way.

Florida, I just thought of something. The huge bump for Kerry could have been due to the news on Friday that Nader will be on the ballot again in Florida. And given that the republicans did some stupid partisan moves, probably thinking that the Florida Supreme Court wouldn't put him on, made it look like a Republican move for Nader. That's gotta piss off Dems in Florida.

Hi guys ... sorry about the public request, I'd rather email this, but I can't find your email addresses anywhere.

1.  That's my graph -- globecanvas, not monster.
2.  I don't mind hosting an image for my own diary entry, but if it's gonna be on the front page, would you mind hosting it at mydd?  (The graph image you embedded is currently hosted at panix by me.)

Thanks for the great work guys.

Can't post a graph, but this thing is really winging all over the place ... 1-day Rasmussen N=1000 results:

        Bush    Kerry
9/18    47.0    47.7
9/17    50.6    41.7
9/16    45.8    48.9
9/15    51.8    43.8
9/14    50.0    42.9
9/13    46.1    47.4
9/12    45.8    48.9
9/11    49.4    43.2
9/10    46.4    47.1
9/9    49.1    45.3
9/8    47.0    45.9
9/7    47.3    47.4
9/6    48.2    47.1
9/5    49.1    45.0
9/4    44.6    49.8

I seem to recall that people here (I don't remember who) were suggesting that this "volatility" might reflect a change in the way the polls are taken, and that the reality may be that people feel more compelled to choose (fewer "undecided"), and therefore they are choosing less firmly.  So maybe a true reading would be something like 40/40/20 (B/K/U).  Obviously, I don't know anything about who is winning, but maybe undecideds are really closer to 20% than 5%?

like they actually measure the real thing

From everything I've heard from people working (not volunteers) on the ground in NC, is that poll is way off. NC is close and will remain close...it will come down to Triangle and Charlotte turnout...

Basically, at this point, we should maybe (maybe!!) look at polls to find out what people care about...asking them to decide now who they will vote for, tell a stranger (some people still view it as personal), and then use this to predict an entire state or country...is absurd at this point

Edwards gave an excellent speech in Reno early last week.  Received local coverage but nothin at the national level. I wonder if the major news outlets have anyone assigned to cover him?  Seems unlikely.  Elizabeth Edwards was in Reno the week before and gave a great talk exhibiting intelligence and warmth.  No appearances yet by Kerry yet in northern Nevada but maybe his time is better spent in Ohio et al.

Edwards seems out there slugging away not being covered by the corporate media.  He's very effective.  I think they are afraid of his impact.  This may work in his favor in the debates as his style and message will be fresh.

On the other hand, given the mentality of this undecided electorate, a repetitive, simplistic message seems most effective and Kerry/Edwards has yet to master and control the public debate.