The most anemic off-election cycle advance (14%) was in 1946-47 during the Truman Administration.

FORBES: Will Bush Break An 88-Year Bullish Tradition?

We committed satire this morning to point out the problems with selling and marketing a book that has had its core premise and reason to exist gutted by the news cycle, several weeks in advance of publication.

FORBES: Birthers Sue Esquire Over Parody, Seeking More than $200 Million