As usual Michtex gives 1 example with 1 poll as his proof when I used the word "typically." Maybe I should have said typically and when the President isn't a Community Organizer. It's just unfortunate for John Kerry he wasn't running against a community organizer or he might have had a chance to take advantage of that one poll. Again, it's typically normal for the Incumbent to have a huge lead to start the campaign only for it to close as people get more interested in the truth.
What's bad is in 2004 we were actually in great shape as a country considering we had 9-11-01 pretty much shut down our country for a little while making it the biggest financial disaster in America's history. The mainstream media did their job to create a perception of doom and gloom then and now that it actually is a disaster due to this incumbent they are doing everything they can to protect him.