How much can be made of this news? The pundits had us believe that John Kerry was dead in the water. If anything, it shows how wacky polls can be, and that there's a real race here.

Kerry Pulls Ahead of Bush in Newsweek Poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat challenger John Kerry (news - web sites) has pulled ahead of President Bush (news - web sites) in a poll published by Newsweek magazine showing Thursday's television debate erased the lead Bush had enjoyed for the last month.In a two-way contest, the Kerry/Edwards ticket in the Nov. 2 presidential election led by 49 percent against 46 percent for Bush/Cheney, according to 1,013 registered voters polled by Princeton Survey Research Associates International...read on