“Stunning”
Poll Result

From USA Today
8/1/2004 1:20-1:30 PM

Bush 50%, Kerry 46%,

in a Friday-Saturday
USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup
poll of likely voters.

Before the Democratic convention, which ended Thursday night, Bush and Kerry were essentially tied.

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“It was… a stunning result, the first time in the Gallup Poll since the 1972 Democratic convention that a candidate seemed to lose ground at his convention.”

— Susan Page, USA TODAY

Added at 10 PM ET Aug. 1:

The Susan Page story has been altered since 1:30 PM, and no longer calls the above “a stunning result.”  For the original story, see this Google Groups search.