Cook Report suggestion is to wait for Thurs/Fri polls ,- notes issues

[papau]

that favor Bush - and those that favor Kerry:

"President Bush has two important issues or characteristics that can be said to be strengths, three weaknesses and two that are a draw. The strengths are terrorism and leadership. His weaknesses are economy, health care and, to a lesser extent, federal budget deficits. The remaining two are draws -- Iraq and education -- with the country pretty evenly split on whether the war in Iraq was a good idea or not, should have been done or not, or even could have been waged better."

[Awsi Dooger]

1. Later than that, a week from Thursday

Or two full weeks past the final convention. Anything prior to that is still bounce heavy.

[featherman]

2. Agree

I'll take a look at the average of several polls around the 15th before deciding what the lay of the land is. Unfortunately, the media seems to be jumping on the Bush bandwagon in even greater numbers which may be relentless repitition enough to maintain his slim lead. Disgusting.