It's A Mini-Bounce...

...but John Kerry still goes over 50 percent in a two-way matchup with President Bush coming out of the Democratic National Convention. The NEWSWEEK POLL conducted Thursday and Friday, shows Kerry/Edwards leads Bush/Cheney 52 to 44 Percent, a two-point bounce. The bounce is four points in a three-way race between Kerry (49%), Bush (42%) and Ralph Nader (3 percent).

In the two-way heat in the July 8-9 Newsweek Poll, Kerry led Bush by six points, 51 to 45 percent. In the three-way heat from that week, Kerry led Bush by 3 points, 47 to 44 percent, and Nader received 3 percent of the vote.

In polling before Kerry's speech on Thursday, he led Bush 47-45, with Nader at 2 percent. On Friday, Kerry received 50 percent to 40 for Bush and 3 for Nader.