>The biggest problem with the Time poll is that it was entirely conducted
>while the Republican convention was taking place and dominating the
>daily news, which would certainly be expected to bias the sample.
>
>For comparison, the only national presidential poll that I could find
>that was conducted at any time during the Democratic convention in July
>was a Newsweek poll from Princeton Survey Associates that began
>interviewing on the last day of the Democratic convention and continued
>the following day (July 29-30). That poll showed Kerry leading 49-42.