Electionate
Daily Breakdown: Romney Gains?
Weatherblogging: Tropical Storm Isaac Threatens To Disrupt RNC
The Real Strategy Behind Romney’s (Lying) Welfare Ads
Daily Breakdown: Obama Leads In NBC/WSJ Poll
On balance, the four national polls showed no shift from their prior results. The NBC/WSJ poll shows Obama with a four point advantage, down from 6 prior to the Ryan pick. For those who might recall the big discussion over party-ID after the last NBC/WSJ poll, you might note that the Democratic edge is down to a more modest 6 points, yet the result didn’t change too much.
Akin Gives Democrats an Edge In the Fight For Control of Senate
Daily Breakdown: Bad Polls and Romney's Cash
How Todd Akin is Hurting Rommey’s Electoral Chances
President Obama, Culture Warrior
Daily Breakdown: Obama Plays Defense On Medicare
This was hardly an eventful Friday, with only Rasmussen and Gallup offering surveys to cap-off the post-Ryan week. Obama has gained 5 points in Rasmussen over the last few days, but that should be considered static until proven otherwise. Most of this week’s polling didn’t show evidence of movement toward Obama, and the Gallup poll didn’t either, so there’s not much cause to think that Obama has suddenly made big strides.
