Behold, President Obama's collapsing sturdy poll numbers, which provide the political backdrop for tonight's press conference (update 2: watch full video of the press conference at DKTV.):
That's right: Net of +6 in the CBS poll and +1 in the Gallup poll over the last week, which everybody seemed to think has been the toughest of his Presidency.
I'm sure the right-wing critics of Daily Kos will be surprised to learn that one of the few (and perhaps, the only) polls showing President Obama losing ground was our own R2000 survey, showing a 2 point drop in net favorables -- all the way down to 67 favorable, 28 unfavorable.
Although the GOP would love to tell a different story, President Obama is as strong and as popular as ever -- and in all likelihood, by the time the night is done, he'll be in even better shape.