Kerry Leads In Two Tracking Polls!!

For the first time this month the Brown Bear sees Senator Kerry leading in two tracking polls, Rasmussen & Washington Post. The leads are small, 2% and 1% respectively, but they do indicate movement in Senator Kerry's direction.

The Brown Bear knows that tracking polls tend to oscillate, and so he will not be surprised if President Bush regains the lead in both polls before the end of the week. The real question is how far the polls will go toward Senator Kerry when they move towards him again over this coming weekend. To restate the question, will the polls continue to show movement towards Senator Kerry or is this his high point.

All things considered (to quote NPR), the Brown Bear believes this is good news for Senator Kerry, but Senator Kerry needs more of the same.