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I'm signed up for updates from the Kerry campaign and I just got an email from Joe Lockhart. This is one quote: "The polls are tight, but George Bush is on the ropes. He can't break 50% in any poll and this is very bad news for his campaign. That is a critical threshold for an incumbent president, because undecided voters tend to break for the challenger in the final days. His campaign is becoming increasing desperate, while we remain optimistic." Bush is on the ropes? Can't break 50%? His campaign is desperate? The Democrats are optimistic?