Kerry didn't even get a dead cat bounce after the Dem convention...the President got a double-digit bounce. And the leader in the Labor Day polls almost always wins. (poll, poll, poll)
The lead varies depending on the questions. Registered Voters vs. Likely Voters is a big deal.
Maybe that explains why former president Bill Clinton from a hospital bed before his surgery (what would I say to John if these were my last words) told John Kerry by phone to stop talking about Vietnam.
Speaking of changing, John Kerry has new advisers...so he has some new opinions today (Pinkerton). Now he says that he would change every single thing about the war in Iraq. (I don't know if he would change everything, but I can bet you that the outcome would be different.)