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So how do the poll numbers were seeing compare with the 2000 and 2004 election? A very helpful chart above details that difference, in terms of Democratic minus Republican national poll figures. So here you see that the wide lead Obama has opened up nationally far exceeds any lead Gore or Kerry were able to obtain. And on the flip side, Obama's current lead far exceeds either lead Bush could muster at this stage in the campaign. This is -- of course -- good news.
In other news, I can't wait for the debate tonight! Should be interesting!
You should check out http://www.fivethirtyeight.com the site has an insane amount of polling minutea.
That said this post is particularly insane.