Kerry Spot    [ jim geraghty reporting ]
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Boy - a couple of hours go by, and my e-mailbox is filled with "What's the latest? WHAT'S THE LATEST???" messages. Folks, it is Sunday, with beautiful weather here in Washington. Take a deep breath, go play with the kids, watch some football. Knock on doors or do whatever you're doing for the campaign you're supporting. Visit the house of worship of your choice.

Okay - now that I've said that... here's the latest from the GOP middle cheese, reporting on what the big cheeses are saying:

Reaction to today's polls? "Very good, both battleground states and nationally." Nationally, Bush is up by an average of 2.5 percent. Whatever boost Kerry is getting is consistent with the usual Friday-Saturday bump he gets.

The Middle Cheese didn't say this, but I think there is widespread belief in those ranks that on weekends, Republicans are out doing church, soccer practice, high school & college football, other family activities which keeps them away from pollsters' phone calls.

The word on Ohio? "Looking better and better."

The "bad news" I reported on about New Hampshire earlier may have been premature. The state is still "very much in play."

They don't know where Terry McAuliffe was getting his numbers showing absentees giving Kerry a big lead. They said all the internal polls for Bush in Iowa continue to be a pleasant surprise. Vice President Cheney may sneak in a last-minute visit to Fort Dodge Iowa before the long haul to Honolulu for an 11:30 Hawaii time rally.

[Posted 10/31 02:52 PM]