For the first time in history, a presidential candidate did not receive a significant bounce in the polls after the convention. Fox News Reports,

Newsweek poll taken Thursday and Friday gave Kerry and running mate John Edwards (search) a narrow lead, 49 percent to 42 percent for President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney (search) and 3 percent for independent Ralph Nader and Peter Camejo.

— A USA Today-Gallup poll released Sunday found Bush and Cheney slightly ahead among likely voters in a three-way matchup, 50 percent to 46 percent for Kerry-Edwards and 2 percent for Nader-Camejo. The two major tickets were tied among registered voters in a three-way race.

— A CBS News poll released Monday found the Democratic ticket slightly ahead of Bush-Cheney, 48 percent to 43 percent with Nader at 3 percent. The three-way race in early July was tied with Kerry-Edwards at 45 percent, Bush-Cheney at 43 percent and Nader-Camejo at 5 percent.