Already doing Better Than John Kerry

Of course, that may be damning with faint praise:

In the 2004 race, First Read reports that George W. Bush never trailed John Kerry in any of the NBC/Wall Street Journal polls taken from March to October, but also never opened a lead greater than 4 points. Bush went on to win the general election by 3 points, 51-48 percent.

In the latest NBC/WSJ poll released Wednesday, Barack Obama holds a 47 to 41 percent lead over John McCain among registered voters. A look back at the March NBC/WSJ shows Obama leading McCain by 3 points in a hypothetical matchup.