Could Ditka have made it a race?

Via Kos (who says "Obama may be the luckiest candidate this cycle")

Survey USA (PDF). 7/13-14. MoE 3.6%. (No trend lines)

Obama (D) 51

Ditka (R) 44

Feder's column reinforces my thinking that Ditka was just playing the GOP and the media to raise his profile and income:

Look for Mike Ditka to be filibustering on Channel 2 instead of the floor of the U.S. Senate. Moments after the former Bears coach confirmed that he wouldn't be a Republican candidate for senator, the CBS-owned station announced his signing as sports contributor.

via Suntimes