The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports a poll (registration req'd) suggesting that college students are flocking/trending towards Kerry:

Anti-war sentiment is sparking political interest on college campuses, where students now prefer John Kerry to President Bush by a 10-point margin, according to a national survey released Thursday.

The poll by Harvard University's Institute of Politics shows a stark turnaround from the fall, when a plurality of America's college students preferred Republican Bush to a generic Democratic candidate.

The new survey shows Democrat Kerry leading Bush 48 percent to 38 percent, with 5 percent of the students saying they intend to vote for independent Ralph Nader and the remainder undecided.

During the past six months, Bush's job approval rating among college students has fallen from 61 percent to 47 percent, according to the survey, which is taken every fall and spring. During the same period, many students switched party allegiance, with 32 percent now identifying themselves as Democrats and 24 percent as Republicans. In the fall, 27 percent said they were Democrats and 31 percent, Republicans. The others described themselves as independents.

But of course, given the large quantities of alcohol consumed by college students who aren't me, Bush still fares reasonably in the "beer primary":

Despite his slippage in the poll, Bush apparently remains as likable to college students as Kerry. Asked which of the presidential candidates they would prefer as a college roommate, 43 percent of the students picked Bush and 42 percent said Kerry. The remainder were undecided.

Silly college students. Despite that, good to see y'all back on track. Was it Kerry's appearance on MTV's "Choose or Lose" forum? Or was it that America's student population conducted a much-needed recalibration of its collective bullshit-detector? Yeah, that's it.

Kerry's Secret Weapon: Young Voters.

My how things can change. Heh.

UPDATE: Here's a CNN story on the poll for those of you who are registration-phobic, and I don't blame you.