hard to find a lead for Romney in national surveys"

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Election Forecasts - FiveThirtyEight Blog - NYTimes.com

Nov. 4: Did Hurricane Sandy Blow Romney Off Course?
By NATE SILVER

If President Obama wins re-election on Tuesday, the historical memory of the race might turn on the role played by Hurricane Sandy.

Its true that, just like everything else, when Mitt had the chance to be presidential, he blew it. Between him accidentally saying what he really thinks, insulting every country he talks about and posing for fake relief photos, he's shown us what kind of prez he would make. Oh yeah, and he would strip mine the working class. Same with that little weasel running mate.

State and National Polls Come Into Better Alignment - NYTimes.com

It appears that President Obama is likely to go into Election Day with a very modest lead in the average of national polls.

As of this writing, on Sunday evening, Mr. Obama led by an average of 1.3 percentage points across 12 national polls that had been published over the course of the prior 24 hours.

This is where we find out how effective voter suppression has been.