Obama gains slightly on 538 today

[lucabrasi]

O 62.9 / R 37.1

This is around a 2% gain for Obama since yesterday. Nice directional change even though it's minor.

http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/

[Doctor Jack]

1. I'll take it!

Good news for the first time in 10 days or so

[TroyD]

2. As long as it's an increase, I'll take it too!

Nate's model has been giving me a

I want to start feeling good again.

[morningfog]

3. Romney had his week of media fluff to increase ratings. Slowly turning back to reality.

[PearliePoo2]

4. Any gain no matter how slight, is a reason for optimism.

This coupled with the poll showing Obama ahead in Arizona has me feeling a lot better!
K&R

[ejbr]

8. + 1 n/t

[cheriemedium59]

5. YEPPIE!

[lucabrasi]

6. I'll take it too :)

Not sure what the source of the bump is, seems too early for the Biden effect, but hopefully Nate will post soon.

[RedSpartan]

7. Could be noise

Or it could be the first sign that Romney's debate bounce has leveled off. I'm inclined to think the latter, since it takes the polls a while to catch up.

[TroyD]

9. 83.6% Chance of Winning the Senate

Elizabeth Warren now at 79% for Massachusetts.

http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/

[Doctor_J]

10. Whoa. he was 70% before the debate polls came out

the debate that he "won" by letting Willard lie for 90 minutes while he looked at his lectern and repeated his campaign slogan, "umm, ahhh".

This is looking pretty grim

[lucabrasi]

11. Um

This is good news, the first increase in days.

[TroyD]

12. Here's how Nate Silver words it:

Obama finally broke Romney's 8-day winning streak in our forecast. 62.9% to win EC (vs 61.1% Fri)

https://twitter.com/fivethirtyeight