July 30

With the Convention wrapping up after Kerry delivered, by all accounts, the speech he needed to give, the rival camps hit the road; taking their message to effectively a few thousand undecided voters in a few key swing states.

Kerry was clearly more animated than usual, more anxious to impress and seemingly more passionate. Just the thing for the traditional post-convention bounce?

The Bush team meanwhile begins its "Heart and Soul of America" tour of battleground states tomorrow with an interesting new policy twist.

Elsewhere, David Letterman had a dig at Teresa Heinz Kerry's onscreen gaffe from the other night - showing the "shove it" clip, then asking, "Who does she think she is, Dick Cheney?"

Finally, another Kerry song watch - ABC News's The Note like the use of Bruce Springsteen's "No Surrender" - although it wasn't actually used in the balloon drop, when it would have been much more effective dovetailing after U2's "Beautiful Day".

says The Note: (Note hint: major political reporters LOVE that song, and the expected upcoming "surprise" announcement about Springsteen is teed up quite nicely by the tune's use … .).