I just saw this tracking poll from 2000 that gave me more hope. It was from Oct. 27, just about a week before the election. Bush 52, Gore 39. This was after Gore "lost" his debates. He still went on and got more votes than Bush. The polls were wrong then and they are still wrong.
http://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/10/27/tracking.poll/index.html