More On President Bush's Bounce

Newsweek reports that the double-digit “bounce” last week's Newsweek poll found for President Bush has narrowed to six points.

Bush-Cheney had enjoyed an 11-point lead over the Kerry-Edwards ticket coming out of their convention, but in the latest poll, taken on the eve of the third anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the incumbents now lead 49 percent to 43 percent in a three-way race.

With 2 percent of the vote going to Ralph Nader, removing the independent candidate from the ticket has little effect on the spread, with 50 percent of the vote for Bush and 45 percent Kerry.

The NEWSWEEK poll, was conducted September 9 and 10, with 1,003 registered voters and has a margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points.

The Newsweek poll now fits nicely with the CBS Poll and USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll results showing Bush leading by 7%, and is line Rasmussen's analysis.

On the other hand, Time reports that the 11% lead its poll for President Bush's last week is solid:

Last week’s seismic voter shift to George W. Bush showed no signs of dwindling in this week’s Time Poll. Bush continues to lead Democratic challenger John Kerry among likely voters by double digits, 52% - 41%, in the three way race, with Nader at 3%, the same as last week.

These poll numbers explain why the Kerry campaign decided to go even more negative lat week.