Polls out of Zogby and American Research Group show a new "horse race" between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry.

Rasmussen Reports, however, shows President Bush with about his highest lead yet in his bid for re-election.

Whatever critique people have about Rasmussen's daily polling numbers, it's used the same methodology all year. And, because it's a daily poll, it frequently gives readers a look at trends a week or so before other polls come out. Last week, Rasmussen had Bush and Kerry within a point of each other but, today, Bush is back to a four-point lead.

Here's a glance (via palette-challenged Microsoft Excel) at the two-month trendline between Bush and Kerry. You be the judge. (Click for a larger image)

Source: Rasmussen Reports.