COULD THIS BE RIGHT? “A Gallup poll being released Friday has Bush up 54-40 in a three-way matchup.” Thanks, Dan!

But I suspect that this is a fluke. (Via who else?)

UPDATE: Well, if it’s not true now, it might be after this story: “Three-year-old Sophia Parlock cries while seated on the shoulders of her father, Phil Parlock, after having their Bush-Cheney sign torn up by Kerry-Edwards supporters on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2004, at the Tri-State Airport in Huntington, W.Va.” I guess it’s part of the new climate of fear in America. Sheesh.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Power Line has more.

MORE: Here’s a claim that Parlock is the Greg Packer of protesters.

My new position: The incident may be fake, but the story is true!

MORE STILL: A handsome apology from the union. So I guess it’s true? Kip thinks so.

But Captain Ed is skeptical: “this one smells pretty bad, folks.”