Isn't Kerry doing better than Gore was a this point in 2000?

[ButterflyBlood]

I heard that up until the last week Gore's campaign was considered dead in the water.

[David Dunham]

1. That's right.

[NDFan]

2. Yes

If you listened to Gallup polls in 2000, Gore's campaign had no chance.

[Bucky]

4. Which is one reason why Bush won the expectations game.

Gore was ready to concede. When he flipped back on his concession ("I don't care what your brother says!" was a preview of the new Gore) he was already working with expectations running against him ever getting it.

[DieboldMustDie]

5. Gallup had Shrub up by some 13 points...

2½ weeks before the election. ;)

[WI_DEM]

3. Gore was actually leading from the time of his convention until

the first debate, after the debates and the media spin--Bush gained the advantage up until the election according to the polls.