Here on the East Coast, we were mostly concerned with the weather today. It was actually nice when one Rasmussen poll showing Mitt up 2 in Ohio didn't set Twitter ablaze. Nevertheless, it was a very prolific polling day, and a generally positive one for President Obama.
The national polls were almost entirely positive, besides wacky Gallup, which showed Mitt back up to a 5 point lead among likely voters. (Amazingly, this coincided with a 7 point 1 day change in Obama's approval, though that is a three day tracker). Rasmussen and the Washington Post/ABC both moved back in Obama's direction. Rasmussen now has the race at a 2 point Romney lead, while WaPo/ABC has the race tied. Pew, which shocked the world with a poll a few weeks ago showing Romney up 4, now shows the race tied. The GWU/Battelground Poll, which had Mitt up 2 last week, now shows the President leading by 1. Generally, some nice movement in the President's favor, indicating a national race that is still tied.
State polling was decent as well, despite that bad Rasmussen poll of Ohio, which I won't agonize over too much. The Mellman Group (a Democratic firm) showed a healthy 5 point Obama lead there. Some other highlights included a CNN poll that showed Romney up a point in Florida, which seems about right. That state is certainly still in play. An Elon poll of North Carolina was the third in as many days to show the Tar Heel state in a dead heat. If Obama is that close in North Carolina, there's just no way he's losing nationally.
Polling is about to get unusually sparse as Sandy takes its toll. The IBD/TIPP, Gallup, and PPP tracking polls are all suspended. No word from Rasmussen, though I think it would be hard to trust any results that include segments of the Northeast. I'll be interested to see how wildly Gallup swings when it returns, presumably later this week.