Last night, Public Policy Polling released its latest polls for Florida and North Carolina--and the news couldn't possibly be worse for Romney. Obama is leading in Florida, 48-47--the very same margin by which he led Romney during PPP's last poll there a month ago. In North Carolina, it's a flat-footed tie, 48-48. The message here is obvious: Romney got no bounce at all in these two swing states.
The convention didn't seem to give Romney much of a shot in the arm--33 percent of Floridians and 34 percent of North Carolinians said they were more likely to vote for Republicans after the convention. Plus, 51 percent of North Carolinians think Romney should release 12 years of tax returns, while 42 percent shouldn't. That should really make Romney nervous, since North Carolina is the next most likely Obama state from 2008 to flip (everyone knows Indiana has already flipped). It's about the same in Florida--49 percent of Floridians think Romney should release more returns, while 42 percent don't. In both states, the Ryan Medicare plan is a hard sell. North Carolinians oppose it by a 47-41 margin, while Floridians oppose it by a 44-37 margin. PPP thinks, however, that Ryancare might not be much of an issue in those states since Romney has a hefty advantage with seniors in both states.
All told, there's almost no good news for Romney in this poll. If he got any sort of bounce nationally, these are two states where it would be showing.